Obituaries

Sep 28, 2022

ARANSAS PASS, TX. – Jorge Luis Zárate entered eternal rest on Wednesday, the 28th of September 2022 in Portland, Texas. He was sixty-eight years old.

Jorge was born and raised in San Pedro, Texas and lived most of his life in Brownsville. He lived briefly in Tulare, California, Houston, and most recently in Aransas Pass. At...

Sep 25, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Matilde Ninfa Garza Guillen, lifelong resident of Brownsville, Texas, was called by her creator on Sunday, the 25th of September 2022, while in the comfort of her Brownsville residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Ninfa, as she was affectionately known as, was born in Brownsville, Texas...

Sep 21, 2022

MISSION, TX. – Alice Pearl (Crawford) Berry peacefully passed away on Wednesday, the 21st of September 2022 in McAllen, Texas. She was ninety-one years of age.

Alice was born March 4, 1931 in Harrisonville, Missouri, daughter of Sherman and Maggie Burgin Crawford. She moved from Missouri to Brownsville, Texas in 1970 with her children and...

Sep 18, 2022

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Sep 15, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. —  Antonio Bernús Abad entró en el descanso eterno el jueves 15 de septiembre de 2022 en la comodidad de su residencia en Brownsville rodeado de su amada familia. Tenía ochenta y nueve años de edad.

La Misa Funeral se celebrará a las seis de la tarde del lunes 19 de septiembre de 2022 en la...

Sep 13, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Lenora Going Rentfro entered the nearer presence of God on Tuesday, the 13th of September 2022. Born on August 29, 1924, she was the daughter of Lewis Bayard Going and Gladys Hollifield Going of Port Arthur, Texas.

Mrs. Rentfro graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. She received a Bachelor...

Sep 10, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Xiomara Lima Castro entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 10th of September 2022 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. She was eighty-two years of age.

Xiomara was born in Cuba on November 02, 1939, daughter of the late Rogelio and Dulce Maria Rabre Lima. She married Reinaldo V. Castro...

Sep 9, 2022

ELKHORN, NE. - Dr. William Kenneth Metcalf passed away peacefully in Texas with family at his side on Sep 9, 2022, at the age of 101.

Ken was born in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England the only child of William and Margaret Metcalf. He attended medical school at Newcastle-on-Tyne where he met the love of his...

Sep 4, 2022

SAN BENITO, TX. - Juan Manuel Jasso, Jr., loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 4th of September 2022 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. He was seventy-two years of age.

Juan was born in Brownsville, Texas on October 21, 1949, son of the late Juan Manuel Jasso, Sr....

Aug 30, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – On Tuesday, the 30th of August 2022, Clarence Elijah Rodgers was called home. He was seventy-nine years of age.

Clarence was born on April 6, 1943 in Kingsville, Texas, son of the affable J.D. Rodgers and the very wise Martha M. Rodgers. In his childhood and adolescence, Clarence was quiet and curious....

Aug 26, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Roberto Gonzales, Jr., affectionately known as Robert, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, the 26th of August 2022 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence surrounded by his family. He was fifty-six years of age.

Robert was born on February 11, 1966 in Brownsville, Texas. He enjoyed fishing, yardwork,...

Aug 25, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX.  – James Dale Schaefer entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 25th of August 2022 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence surrounded by his family. He was seventy-six years of age.

James was born in Edinburg, Texas on January 16, 1946, son of the late Paul Frank Schaefer and Eva Mae Shelton...

Aug 14, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Betty Lou Shears Perez entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 14th of August 2022 in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by her loving family. She was eighty years of age.

Betty was born on August 27, 1941 in Sebastian, Texas, daughter of the late Arley Shears and Consuelo (Connie) Leal Shears Almanza. She...

Aug 14, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Reynaldo Herrera, affectionately known as Rey, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 14th of August 2022 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence surrounded by his loving family. He was eighty-one years of age.

Rey was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on June 10, 1941, son of the late Felix and...

Aug 7, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX.  – Eliberto Jesus Pedraza entered into eternal rest on the Sunday, the 7th of August 2022 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his family. He was fifty-six years of age.

Eliberto was born in Harlingen, Texas on April 28, 1966, son of Eliseo Olivarez Pedraza and Bertha Martinez Pedraza. He...

Aug 2, 2022

CORPUS CHRISTI/BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Maria Luisa “Lulu” Garcia entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, the 2nd of August 2022 in the comfort of her son's residence in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was eighty-eight years of age.

Maria Luisa was born on May 13, 1934 in Brownsville, Texas, daughter of the late Ignacio Vega, Sr. and...

Jul 29, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – María Elena S. De León entered into eternal rest on Friday, the 29th of July 2022 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-one years of age.

María Elena was born on April 22, 1931 in Brownsville, Texas, daughter of the late Gaspar De León...

Jul 14, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Fatinitza S. Treviño entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 14th of July 2022 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Fatinitza was born in San Benito, Texas on March 14, 1928, daughter of Antonio Silguero and Reynalda Villarreal Silguero. She lived...

Jul 13, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Rachel G. Torres, a devoted grandmother, mother, and community advocate who dedicated her life to the advancement of the city of Brownsville, U.S.-Mexico relations, and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, peacefully left this Earth to join her late husband, Robert A. “Bob” Torres, Sr., and our Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, the 13th of July 2022 at...

Jul 12, 2022

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Robert Eugene “Bob” Stevenson entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, the 12th of July 2022 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence surrounded by his family. He was ninety-six years of age.

Bob Stevenson was born in Brownsville, Texas on October 28, 1925, son of the late Thomas Warren Stevenson and Edna...