Leonor E. Menendez

Leonor (Noni) Estrada Menendez, age 96, of Tampa, Florida passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Leonor was born in Mariel, Cuba on July 1, 1927. She was married to Aurelio Menendez and became a young widow at the age of 46 and was left to raise two young girls 10 and 15 (names below).

Leonor is predeceased by her parents; Margarita Alvarez Estrada and Antonio Estrada Acedo and her brothers; Francisco “Paco” Estrada and Juan (Juanito) Estrada.

Leonor is survived by her two daughters; Carmen Menendez Novo and Lilly Menendez Gonzalez, and her grandchildren; Cristina Novo Alvarez, Manny Novo, Andrea Valentina Gonzalez and Angelo David Gonzalez and her great grandchildren; Olivia Rose Novo, Nathaniel Novo and Mila Alvarez with another baby girl on the way.

A visitation for Leonor will be held Sunday, February 11, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at Gonzalez Funeral Home, 7209 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33614. A funeral service will occur Sunday, February 11, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM, 7209 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33614. A committal service will occur Sunday, February 11, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, 4202 E LAKE AVE, TAMPA, FL 33610.