January 18, 1932 - March 22, 2018 Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Mehlhaff family.
Wanda L. Mehlhaff passed away on March 21, 2018 in Lodi at the age of 86. Born in Haskell, Texas January 18, 1932 to Jerry and Rosalee Thompson, she came to California at the age of 10 and was raised around Lockeford and Lodi. She worked at local cocktail lounges and taverns serving many very good and longtime friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Paul in 1998, and her son Larry Dias in 1970; her sister Billie Lang, nephew Bruce Lang, and brothers Jerry “Sonny” Thompson and Tommy Thompson, and niece Sue Gann.
She is survived by her long time companion Jerry Mathiowetz; nephews and nieces: Lonny and Carol Lang, Rickie and James Bertsh, Jennifer and Gerard Warmerdam, Terry and Cary Roberts, Rusty Thompson, Randy Thompson, Rodger Lang, Kathy (Thompson) and family, Shirley (Thompson), Michael Thompson and family, and many cousins in the area.
Services
Graveside services for both Wanda and her late husband Paul will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, March 4, 2018 at Cherokee Memorial Park, HWY 99 at E. Harney Lane in Lodi,
In lieu of Flowers donations may be made to your favorite charity or to animal friends connection, Lodi or PALS, Lodi.