Obituaries

Mar 27, 2017

JUAN C. CASTILLO, JR. PHARR - Juan C. Castillo Jr., 92, died Monday, March 27, 2017, at Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen. Mr. Castillo was born in Pharr and had lived there all of his life. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ernestina B. Castillo; a daughter, Sylvia Recio; a grandson, Raul Castillo Jr.; three brothers, Ruben Castillo,...

Mar 27, 2017

MANUEL “MEME” ESCOBEDO ALAMO – Manuel “Meme” Escobedo, 73, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. Born in El Gato, he lived in Alamo all of his life. Manuel joined Crest Fruit Company in 1966, and proudly worked himself up to his position of General Foreman for 44 years. His daily routine was waking up at 5 a.m. to pray for...

Mar 26, 2017

ROBERTO E. GARZA EDINBURG – Roberto E. Garza, 93, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Amara Hospice Inpatient Facility in Edinburg. Born in Allende, Nuevo Leon, Mr. Garza had lived in Houston and then moved to Edinburg in1951. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and, together with his wife Jovita, were owners of Magnolia Bakery in Edinburg....

Mar 23, 2017

PEDRO GUERRA EDINBURG – Pedro Guerra, 81, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg. Born in Mexico, Mr. Guerra had lived in Edinburg since 1987. He is preceded in death by a son, Sergio Guerra; his parents, Ramon and Virginia Guerra; four sisters, Gabina, Maria Alicia, Petra and Violeta. Mr. Guerra is survived by his wife, Concepcion...

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Mar 18, 2017

TRINIDAD MARTINEZ EDINBURG – Trinidad Martinez, 68, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Born in Edinburg, Mr. Martinez had lived there all of his life. He is preceded in death by his parents, Sabas and Eluteria Martinez; three brothers, Gabino Martinez, Isidro Martinez, Luciano Martinez; and a sister, Irma Martinez. Mr. Martinez is survived...

Mar 17, 2017

Mar 16, 2017

CONCEPCION RENDON EDINBURG – Concepcion Rendon, 73, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg. Born in McAllen, Mr. Rendon had lived in Edinburg most of his life. Concepcion loved dancing and fishing. He was very loved by his family and he would always have a smile on his face. He is preceded in death by a great-grandchild;...

Mar 13, 2017

Eligio de la Garza passed away peacefully on March 13, 2017. Eligio had a long and distinguished career in public service and was fondly known simply as “Kika.” Born in Mercedes, Texas on September 22, 1927, Kika grew up in Mission, Texas where he attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School and Mission High School. In 1944, at the age...

Mar 10, 2017

MANUEL “MIKEY” MATA DONNA – Manuel “Mikey” Mata, 30, died Friday, March 10, 2017, at Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christ, TX. Born in Weslaco, Mikey had lived in Donna most of his life. Mikey loved his daughters and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He loved his cat, spending time at the beach, and enjoyed listening to his...

Mar 7, 2017

Mar 7, 2017

EDINBURG – John Wayne Karst, 80, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his residence in Edinburg. John was survived by his wife, Margie Karst; two sons, Rusty Karst and Kyle (Christina) Karst both of Corpus Christi; one grandson, Kenny Karst of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Carol (Dale) Johnson of Indianapolis, In., Nina (+Bill) Krum of Marion, In.; and his beloved...

Mar 6, 2017

CIRILA QUINTANILLA MCALLEN – Cirila Quintanilla, 62, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at her residence in McAllen. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joel Quintanilla; her mother, Maria Reyes Gonzalez; and her father, Benito Moreno. Mrs. Quintanilla is survived by her three children, Noe Quintanilla, Sonia Quintanilla, Krystal Salazar, all of McAllen; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters,...

Mar 5, 2017

EDINBURG – Today we rejoice in knowing that our mother, Epifania “Pifi” Franco Olmos, has gone back home to be with her Heavenly Father Jesus Christ. He holds her in his loving arms and embraces her with His love, at the tender age of 86. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Edinburg Medical Center. She was born on...

Mar 5, 2017

MANUEL RIVERA, JR. SAN JUAN - Manuel Rivera Jr., 74, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Manuel was born in Pharr to Manuel and Elena Rivera. He is preceded in death by his father. Left to cherish his memories are his loving wife of 48 years, Sylvia; two daughters, Cynthia (Eloy Hernandez) Rivera...

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 4, 2017

RAMONA LARA ESTRADA SAN JUAN – Ramona Lara Estrada, 84, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Born in San Luis Potosi, MX, Mrs. Estrada had lived in San Juan most of her life. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alberto Estrada Sr.; two sons, Alberto Estrada Jr. and Rogelio Estrada. Ramona is...

Mar 2, 2017

MARTHA “MARTY” MARTINEZ EDINBURG – Martha “Marty” Martinez, 72, went with our Lord on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Amara Hospice Inpatient Facility in Edinburg. Born in Mercedes, she had lived in Edinburg most of her life and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Marty was employed by Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District where she began her career...