López opened the first López Bakery in the Southside in 1973.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
September 13, 2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, José López, 93, originally from the town of Charcas, in the State of San Luis Potosi in Mexico passed away in Milwaukee County, he first opened the López Bakery in 1973 in the Southside of Milwaukee.
The López Bakery was located at the 600 block of W. National Ave., then it eventually moved to the 1100 block of W. Historic Mitchell Street, where a restaurant was added.
According to López's obituary, López emigrated to the U.S.A. from Mexico in 1967, moving to Milwaukee in 1969 with his wife Amparo, where he worked various jobs baking and saving up to establish a bakery. In 1973, he rented a small space inside a Mexican grocery store on the Southside. He ran it successfully and was able to save up enough to purchase his first stand alone business, and “Lopez Bakery” was born on S. 3rd & W. Lapham Streets. He operated stores in many parts of the city, which included on S. 6th & W. National Ave., S. 16th Street & W. Lincoln Ave., and S. 11th & W. Mitchell Streets, as well as bakeries in Racine and Waukesha.
The peak of his success was in the late 90’s, where the family operated 5 stores and had 96 employees.
Amparo, 78, originally from Coahuila, Mexico passed in Hales Corners on May 15, 2023.
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