Obituaries

Jul 13, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Manuel C. Ortiz, Jr. of Brownsville, Texas passed away the morning of Thursday, the 13th of July 2023. He was eighty years of age.

Manny was born in Pharr, Texas on September 09, 1942, son of Francisca Cadena and Manuel Ortiz, Sr. After Manny graduated from Brownsville High School in 1961, he was drafted into the United...

Jul 9, 2023

PORT ISABEL/RANCHO VIEJO, TX. – David F. Miller, of Port Isabel and Rancho Viejo, Texas, retired entrepreneur, passed away on Sunday, the 9th of July 2023, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas at the age of eighty-six. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas F. Miller; his parents, Orley F. Miller and Margaret H. Miller; and...

Jul 5, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. –  Our dear mother, Enriqueta C. Quiroz, passed away peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, the 5th of July 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-one years of age.

Preceding her in death was her beloved husband, Juan R. Quiroz; her parents, Concepción and Augustina Campos; her sisters Sophia...

Jul 1, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – William “Bill” Thomas Turbeville, Sr., a longtime resident of Brownsville, has reunited with his loving wife Lenora, who died on the Wednesday, the 5th of July 2017. Bill died on Saturday, the 1st of July 2023 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence. He was eighty-nine years of age.  

Bill was a longtime member of the...

Jun 28, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Joanne Gilmore Hughston was born in Brownsville, Texas on January 6, 1932. She passed from this life on Wednesday, the 28th of June 2023 in Harlingen, Texas. Her parents were Oscar Carl Hamilton and Alice Lorraine Hamilton. She married Robert Paul Gilmore on August 18, 1950, and had two daughters, Carmela Gilmore and Deborah Kay Gilmore, all...

Jun 26, 2023

MAGNOLIA, TX. – Christopher Marvin Piercy, loving husband, father, son, friend, and a brother to us all, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, the 26th of June 2023 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was fifty-two years of age.

Christopher, affectionately known as Charlie Papa, Cono, and Cactus Jack, was born in Würzburg, Germany on June 30,...

Jun 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - “Love the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5

On Wednesday, the 21st of June 2023, Fidela Gorena eagerly went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She was eighty-eight years of age.

Fidela was born in San Benito, Texas on March 7, 1935, and...

Jun 19, 2023

Jun 15, 2023

LOS FRESNOS, TX. – Eloisa Fernandez Gonzalez entered into eternal on Thursday, the 15th of June 2023 in the comfort of her Los Fresnos residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Sra. Gonzalez was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 15, 1929, daughter of the late Pedro Fernandez and Maria De Lourdez Jimenez Fernandez....

Jun 13, 2023

Jun 11, 2023

ALVIN, TX. – Sylvia Rocha Villarreal, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 11th of June 2023 at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas surrounded by her loving family. She was sixty-seven years of age.

Sylvia was born in Brownsville, Texas on February 9, 1956, daughter of the late Leonardo C....

May 24, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Mary LaVonne Hotcaveg was called home by our Lord on Wednesday, the 24th of May 2023, at the age of eighty-four.

Mary was born in Sioux City, Iowa, daughter of Ralph and Wahnitta M. Holdcroft. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Howard T. Hotcaveg; her son, Steven J. Hotcaveg; her parents, Ralph and Wahnitta...

May 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Eugenio Andres Garcia, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 21st of May 2023 in Brownsville, Texas. He was eighty-four years of age.

Eugenio was born in Brownsville, Texas on August 13, 1938, son of the late Andres Garcia and Altagracia Villalon Garcia. He worked as a meat packer for H-E-B for over forty years. Prior...

May 20, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Rodolfo D. "Rudy" Garza, beloved son and brother, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 20th of May 2023 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was sixty-eight years of age.

Rudy was born in Brownsville, Texas on June 3, 1954, son of the late Hector D. Garza, Sr. and Angelica Garcia Garza. While...

May 20, 2023

May 17, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Elvira Campos Pereida entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 17th of May 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-eight years of age.

Elvira enjoyed being with her children and she loved to be surrounded by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding Elvira in death was her...

May 11, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Enrique “Henry” Sanchez III entered into eternal rest, peacefully, on Thursday, the 11th of May 2023, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his immediate family members. Henry was born in Brownsville, Texas on October 27, 1954. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Maria Alicia Tijerina Sanchez and the former, Honorable State...

May 10, 2023

PASADENA, TX. – Allison Melissa Nicole Chio finished her fight on Wednesday, the 10th of May 2023 at the young age of thirty-three.

Allison was born just a regular nineteen inches in Brownsville, Texas on June 18, 1989, daughter of Daniel Chio, Jr. and Melissa Jo Bryant. That changed however, by the time she started...

May 10, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - William “Bill” A. Pausewang passed away in Brownsville, Texas on Wednesday, the 10th of May 2023 at the age of eighty-six. Bill was born August 12, 1936 in Holland, Texas, son of the late Andrew and Louise Pausewang.

Bill grew up in Texas and joined the United States Air Force at a...

May 9, 2023