Obituaries

Ziva Mildred Abbott

Ziva Mildred Abbott

Jul 29, 2017

Cemetery Val Verde Memorial Gardens Crematory Donna, TX  78537

Esperanza T. Mendez

Esperanza T. Mendez

Jul 24, 2017

Esperanza T. Mendez 93, of Brownsville, Texas, entered into eternal rest at her residence in Brownsville, on Monday, July 24, 2017. Mrs. Mendez was a longtime resident of Brownsville, Texas and was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by her family and friends but by all those fortunate enough to have known her. Mrs. Mendez is...

Wanda "Billie" M. Sutter

Wanda "Billie" M. Sutter

Jul 20, 2017

Wanda M. Sutter, 90, of Brownsville, Texas, entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Billie, as she was affectionately known to all, was a longtime resident of Brownsville. Billie grew up in the Valley, and after WW II, she married Jack N. Sutter, a prominent member of the community. Billie was a...

Herlinda "Linda" Garza Limon

Herlinda "Linda" Garza Limon

Jul 17, 2017

Herlinda Garza Limon, 68, of Brownsville, Texas beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on Monday, July 17, 2017, with her family at her side. Linda, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Linda was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not...

Eliberto "Beto" Garza

Eliberto "Beto" Garza

Jul 12, 2017

Eliberto "Beto" Garza , 82, passed away on July 12, 2017, at his residence in Brownsville, Texas after his hard fought battle with gastric cancer. Beto was born in El Ranchito, Texas to Leobardo Garza and Dolores Garcia in June of 1935. He was a good student as an adolescent and was the first in his family of nine...

Oralia Flores Cisneros

Oralia Flores Cisneros

Jul 11, 2017

Oralia Cisneros, 81, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at her residence in Brownsville, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cisneros affectionately known as Shorty/Lala was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Her professional career encompassed working as a real estate agent for All Star Realty and as an Escrow Officer for several title...

Irene M. Gonzalez

Irene M. Gonzalez

Jul 10, 2017

Service Celebration of Life Service DarlingMouser Funeral Home 945 Palm Blvd. Brownsville, TX  78520 Thursday, July 13, 2017 2:00 p.m.

Santiago Alvear Cisneros

Santiago Alvear Cisneros

Jul 7, 2017

Santiago Alvear Cisneros, 81, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 7th, 2017, at Sunshine Haven Hospice Facility in Olmito, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. Chago, as he was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. He was the Chief Water Operator at the PUB for 35 years. In his spare time, Chago...

Martina Monika Ortiz

Martina Monika Ortiz

Jul 7, 2017

Martina Monika Ortiz, 68, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Martina, who was born in Germany, had been a resident of Brownsville for 45 years. She came to Brownsville after she married Ricardo M. Ortiz. Martina was a dedicated teacher for 30 years with the BISD. She touched the...

Alberto "Beto" Flores Castro

Alberto "Beto" Flores Castro

Jul 6, 2017

Alberto Flores "Beto" Castro went peacefully into the arms of his beloved Creator at Valley Baptist Medical Center on July 6, 2017, where he was surrounded by his loving family. Albert was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Albert received all his Sacraments at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, where he faithfully served as an altar boy, taught...

Maria Del Refugio "Cookie" Garcia

Maria Del Refugio "Cookie" Garcia

Jul 5, 2017

Maria Del Refugio Garcia, 74, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Wednesday, July 5th, 2017, at Solara Hospital in Brownsville with her loving family at her side. Cookie, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She worked at the New Yorker and several department stores here in Brownsville...

Ana "Anin" Irene Pérez

Ana "Anin" Irene Pérez

Jun 30, 2017

Ana Irene Pérez, 79, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life at Valley Regional Medical Center on Friday, June 30, 2017 with her family at her side. Anin, as she was affectionately known to all, was born in Holguin, Oriente, Cuba. In 1968, she and her husband Amado and...

Victoriano Ortega

Victoriano Ortega

Jun 30, 2017

Victoriano Ortega, 91, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on Friday, June 30, 2017. He was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. Mr. Ortega's favorite pasttimes were watching old Westerns and Action packed movies as well as going fishing and camping. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clemente and Felipa Ortega; a daughter,...

Judith Neumann

Judith Neumann

Jun 29, 2017

Judith F. Neumann, a resident of Spanish Meadows Nursing Home, passed away June 29th, 2017 at Valley Regional Medical Center at the age of 96. She is survived by her two daughters, Anna Neumann of New York City, NY and Lily Nalty of Irmo, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emanuel Neumann, and her brothers Yakov...

Alvaro O. Sanchez

Alvaro O. Sanchez

Jun 16, 2017

Alvaro O. Sanchez, 89, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, June 16, 2017, Valley Baptist Medical Center with his loving family at his side. Alvaro was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by his family and friends but by all those fortunate enough...

Frank Walter Duncan Jr.

Frank Walter Duncan Jr.

Jun 10, 2017

Walter was born in Mercedes, Texas in September of 1926. He was the only child of Frank Walter Duncan Sr. and Charlotte Trousdale. He graduated from Mercedes High School. Walter served in the United States Navy during WW2 and subsequently graduated from The University of Texas Austin with a BA degree. He married Martha Nicholson and moved to Brownsville...

Bella P. Luna

Bella P. Luna

Jun 4, 2017

Miss Bella P. Luna, 86, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas. A native of the Phillipines, Bella, had been a resident of Brownsville for many years. As a dedicated teacher with the BISD for over 30 years, Bella touched the lives of countless of our communities youth as a...

Elvira G. Flores

Elvira G. Flores

Jun 4, 2017

Elvira G. Flores, 89, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Los Fresnos, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Elvira was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by her family and friends but by all those fortunate enough to have known...

Emily Irene Harding

Emily Irene Harding

Jun 3, 2017

Irene Harding was born October 2, 1923 to Lendon (Doc) & Vera Mae Hamrick in Ashford, Alabama. Irene's 2 younger brothers were Eugene & Walter Hamrick. Irene grew up on her parents 300-acre farm outside of Ashford where she learned the lessons of hard work during the depression. She passed away on June 3, 2017 at her home in...

Maria Raquel Vera Muñoz

Maria Raquel Vera Muñoz

Jun 2, 2017

Maria Raquel Vera Muñoz, 74, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, cousin, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Sunshine Haven Hospice Care Facility in Olmito, Texas with her family at her side. Rachel, as she was known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. A dedicated teacher...