Mercedes Tanjuaquio Cordero

Mercedes Tanjuaquio Cordero, 87, of Park Ridge, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members the afternoon of Thursday, April 17, 2025. Born November 8, 1937, in Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines to the late Vicente and the late Teofista Tanjuaquio, she was the beloved wife of 53 years to Remigio Cordero. Cherished mother of Ritchie Cordero (Margaret Santiago-Cordero, DDS) and Rosette Cordero; adored grandmother of Calvin and Camden Cordero; cherished sister of the late Anastacio, the late Feliza, the late Cesar, the late Homer, Aurora, the late Lourdes, Helen, Paz, Estela, and Lily; dear aunt of many nieces and nephews; and friend to many. Mercedes lived her simple life avoiding the spotlight, but what always shone through was her love for family and friends. She shared her light in Circulo Capampangan, the Chicago Dance Club with her husband, and throughout her career at the United States Postal Service. She will be dearly missed by all those who knew her across the United States and the Philippines.

Visitation Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL. Mass of Roman Catholic Burial Friday, May 2, 2025, 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 3535 Thornwood Avenue, Glenview, IL 60026. Interment All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines. For more information, please call (847) 824-5155.