Marilyn Mendell

August 30, 1937 - January 19, 2021

On Tuesday, January 19, Marilyn Mendell passed away at the age of 83 at Menorah Medical Center after suffering from a heart attack. Marilyn was a proud mother of 3 daughters: Cynthia Mendell, Julie Howald and Robin Mendell and a loving bubbie to 3 grandchildren: Max and Michael Howald and Claire Lanuza. Her husband of over 50 years, Jerry, passed away October 2012. Born and raised in Kansas City, she attended Southwest High School and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia. While Marilyn received her degree in education, she was entrepreneurial and eventually with her husband ran a credit card business which lead to them moving to Southern California in 1986 and eventually Las Vegas in 1997. As her health declined she move back to Kansas City in 2018. Marilyn was an ardent traveler, visiting distant locales and family alike across the US and the world. She enjoyed many social activities including Mahjong, pan and canasta as well as Jewish organizations such ORT, Hadassah and Brandeis. A ceremony is not planned at this time although a memorial event will be scheduled in the future. The family request no flowers but donations may be made to Hadassah, a food bank or animal shelter in her memory.