Obituaries

Pedro Zuniga

Pedro Zuniga

Oct 23, 2012

PEDRO ESPINOZA ZUNIGA PHARR – Pedro Espinoza Zuniga, 81, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at his residence in Pharr. Mr. Zuniga was born in Pharr and lived there all of his life. He was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Pharr and was employed by Texas Department of Transportation for 32 years until his retirement. He is preceded...

Maria Socorro De Salinas

Maria Socorro De Salinas

Oct 21, 2012

Ma.SOCORRO AGUIRRE DE SALINAS EDINBURG / Waukegan, IL – Ma. Socorro Aguirre de Salinas, de 67 años fallecio el Domingo, 21 de Octubre del 2012, en el Doctor’s Hospital Renaissance, Edinburg, TX. Nacida en Los Herreras, Nuevo León, México, la Sra. Salinas vivió en Edinburg dos años antes en Waukegan, Illinois. Le preceden en la muerte sus padres, Moisés y...

Isabel Rodriguez

Isabel Rodriguez

Oct 20, 2012

ISABEL RODRIGUEZ SAN JUAN – Isabel Rodriguez, 91, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at San Juan Nursing Home. Born in Mexico, Mr. Rodriguez had lived in San Juan most of his life and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in San Juan. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dionisia Rodriguez; and all of his...

Isidora Salinas

Isidora Salinas

Oct 20, 2012

ISIDORA (DORA) SALINAS SAN JUAN — Isidora Salinas, 91, died peacefully at her home in San Juan, Texas surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 20, 2012. She was born and raised in Mission, Texas. She retired from the Woolworth Company after 29 years of dedicated service. She enjoyed gardening, playing board games, going to the bingo and spending time...

Rodolfo "Rudy" Villarreal

Rodolfo "Rudy" Villarreal

Oct 19, 2012

RODOLFO VILLARREAL EDINBURG - Rodolfo Villarreal, 52, passed away Friday, October 19, 2012, at his residence in Edinburg. Rodolfo lived in Edinburg all of his life, he enjoyed bar be queuing and singing. He is preceded in death by his father, Oliverio Villarreal. Mr. Villarreal is survived by his wife, Beatrice Villarreal; one daughter, Latisha Villarreal; six sons, Danny Richardson,...

Guadalupe Mendoza

Guadalupe Mendoza

Oct 16, 2012

GUADALUPE MENDOZA ALAMO - Guadalupe Mendoza, 87, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at her residence in Alamo. Born in Ranger, Texas, Mrs. Mendoza had lived in Alamo all of her life. She was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo where she was a Guadalupana. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ernesto Mendoza; two daughters, Guillermina and...

Julia Alvarado

Julia Alvarado

Oct 15, 2012

JULIA ALVARADO PHARR – Julia Alvarado, 70, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at Life Care Hospital in McAllen. Mrs. Alvarado was a resident in Pharr and for the past two years resided in Alton. She is preceded in death by her husband, Erasmo Alvarado; two great-grandchildren, Audrey Aliah and Kaylee Donaji Alvarado. Mrs. Alvarado is survived by her four daughters,...

Robert Ernst Streu

Robert Ernst Streu

Oct 14, 2012

ROBERT ERNST STREU ALAMO — Robert Ernst Streu, age 79 of Alamo, Texas passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2012. Bob was born on February 22, 1933 in Two Rivers, WI, the eldest son of the late Albert and Salome Streu. He attended school in Two Rivers, and was a member of the Two Rivers Washington High School graduating class...

Blasa P. Gonzalez

Blasa P. Gonzalez

Oct 12, 2012

EDINBURG — Blasa P. Gonzalez, 83, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at her residence in Edinburg. Mrs. Gonzalez lived in Edinburg most of her life and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Edinburg. She is preceded in death by her parents, Melquiades and Maria Pena; and one brother. Mrs. Gonzalez is survived by her husband Luciano Gonzalez...

Maria Guadalupe Montez

Maria Guadalupe Montez

Oct 11, 2012

MARIA GUADALUPE MONTEZ ALAMO — Maria Guadalupe Montez, 94, died Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. Mrs. Montez lived in Alamo all of her life and was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jose Guadalupe Montez; parents, Martin and Maria Cavazos; brother, Fernando Cavazos; sisters,...

Eulalia M. Zamarripa

Eulalia M. Zamarripa

Oct 11, 2012

EULALIA M. ZAMARRIPA PHARR – Eulalia M. Zamarripa, 74, died Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Mrs. Zamarripa was a resident of Pharr since 1966, and a member of St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Pharr. She was employed with Hidalgo County as a Tax Assessor Collector and with Rio Grande Valley Gas Company. She is...

Eulogio Diaz

Eulogio Diaz

Oct 9, 2012

EULOGIO DIAZ EDINBURG - Eulogio Diaz, 82, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at his residence in Edinburg. Born in Mercedes, Mr. Diaz had lived in Edinburg since 1985. He was a husband and a father for 62 years. Eulogio was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Edinburg. He was retired after 35 years of service with PVS Chemicals....

Thelma B. Sepulveda

Thelma B. Sepulveda

Oct 9, 2012

THELMA B. SEPULVEDA EDINBURG - Thelma B. Sepulveda, 45, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at McAllen Heart Hospital. Mrs. Sepulveda had lived in Edinburg for the past 12 years. She loved her children dearly. Her passion were her husband and children. Thelma is preceded in death by her father, Antonio Bustos. She is survived by her husband of 23 1/2...

Olga Tanguma

Olga Tanguma

Oct 8, 2012

OLGA TANGUMA McALLEN - Olga Tanguma, 84, died Monday, October 8, 2012, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Born in Los Herreras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Mrs. Tanguma had lived in McAllen all of her life. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leandro Tanguma; a granddaughter, Crystal Tanguma; two brothers; and two sisters. Mrs. Tanguma is survived by...

Raymond W. Champion Jr.

Raymond W. Champion Jr.

Oct 8, 2012

RAYMOND W. CHAMPION JR. PHARR- Mr. Raymond W. Champion Jr. was a member of a very prominent family from Brownsville, TX. He went to be with the lord on Monday, October 8, 2012 at McAllen Medical Center. He was born in Beeville, TX on February 14, 1935 to Mr. Raymond William Champion Sr. and Mrs. Rosa Raigosa Champion, he was...

Toribio Jimenez

Toribio Jimenez

Oct 5, 2012

TORIBIO JIMENEZ Toribio Jimenez, 94, of San Juan, peacefully entered into eternal rest on October 5, 2012, with his love of 73 years by his side. Born in 1918, Jimenez married his sweetheart, Beatrice Suarez, in 1940, and they had seven children. Jimenez enjoyed a lifetime filled with love and pride in his family’s accomplishments and achievements. A member of...

Juana C. Escareno

Juana C. Escareno

Oct 4, 2012

JUANA C. ESCAREÑO PHARR – Juana C. Escareño, 81, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Born in Mexico, Mrs. Escareño lived in Pharr since 1951. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Norberto Escareño of Pharr; five children, Maria Del Carmen Sotelo, Raul (Criselda) Escareño, Rogelio Escareño, Oralia Escareño, all of Pharr,...

Raul Perez

Raul Perez

Oct 4, 2012

RAUL PEREZ Alamo - Raul Perez, 82, passed from this life to the presence of God on October 4, 2012 at Life Care Hospital. He was born in Guardado de Abajo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on Nov. 2, 1929, to Vicente and Clemencia Perez. In 1954, he immigrated to the United States where he started a family and worked as a Foreman...

Pastor Noe Ramon Jr.

Pastor Noe Ramon Jr.

Oct 4, 2012

PASTOR NOE RAMON, JR. EDINBURG - Noe Ramon, Jr. went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 4, 2012, at McAllen Medical Center. Mr. Ramon was born in Edinburg on May 24, 1958 to Noe Ramon and Martha Cobos. He was the pastor of El Divino Pastor Church and owner of Valley EMS. He is preceded in death by his...

Victoria Lynn Del Toro

Victoria Lynn Del Toro

Oct 2, 2012

VICTORIA LYNN DEL TORO SAN JUAN – Victoria Lynn Del Toro, 17, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Miss Del Toro lived in San Juan all her life. She is survived by her parents, Ramiro and Criselda Yanez of San Juan; biological father, Eliud Del Toro; sister, Valerie Del Toro of San Juan; two...