Beatriz Rincon Wolfenberger

Beatriz Rincon Wolfenberger, affectionately known as Bea, was born Dec 16, 1938, in El Paso, TX to Marcos and Sara (Rincon) Mendoza. Sadly, she passed away on Monday, Sept 8, 2025, peacefully at her home. She graduated from Jefferson High School in El Paso, and besides being a wife, mother and grandmother, she worked for over 16 years with Lowe’s as a kitchen designer. After moving to Oklahoma, she enjoyed spending her days feeding and talking to the turkey, deer, and birds that frequented the yard, and working her garden. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Bea is survived by her three sons, Stephen, Joseph, and Richard; 6 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, grand and great grand nieces and nephews, as well as many other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Richard Sr., sister, Eloisa, and a brother, Gilbert.

Memorial Mass for Beatriz will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at 12:00 noon, in the St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Nowata. Father Higgins will officiate the Mass. Online condolences may be made at www.honoringmemoriesnowata.com or on the funeral home Facebook page. Arrangements are in the care of the Benjamin Funeral Service, Nowata, OK., 918-273-2700.