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Anselmo "Chemo" Zuniga
Apr 21, 1943 — May 3, 2026
Pharr
ANSELMO “CHEMO” ZUNIGA
PHARR – Anselmo “Chemo” Zuniga, 83, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026, at his residence in Pharr.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Feliciano and Valvina Zuniga; his brothers, Pedro, Rodolfo, Edelmiro, Feliciano Jr., and Arturo Zuniga; and his sister, San Juana Zuniga.
Anselmo is survived by his wife, Mercedes “Meche” Zuniga; two sons, Pedro "Pete" (Susie Ann) Zuniga and Alexis Ira (Maria Isela) Zuniga; five grandchildren, Kevin (Valeria), Brianna (Cody), Nathaniel, Zachary and Jude Zuniga; two great-grandchildren, Gia and Keenan Zuniga; and four sisters, Macedonia Garcia and Maria Rita Contreras of California, Sylvia Franco of Texas, and Marta Kurtwright of Nebraska..
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m., with a 6 p.m. rosary Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service will take place at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2026, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Pharr. Interment will follow at Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.
Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
5:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)
Memorial Funeral Home - San Juan
Rosary
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
6:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Memorial Funeral Home - San Juan
Funeral Service
Thursday, May 7, 2026
12:00 - 12:45 pm (Central time)
St Jude Catholic Church
Burial
Thursday, May 7, 2026
2:00 - 2:45 pm (Central time)
Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery
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