Obituaries

Violeta M. Carrasco

Violeta M. Carrasco

Feb 21, 2016

Violeta M. Carrasco, 80, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Mrs. Carrasco was a lifetime member of the Catholic Daughters of America; a volunteer at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville and Valley Regional Medical Center; Health To You Line Dancing. She was a Pet Rescuer, loved to gamble and play...

Ismael Almazan

Ismael Almazan

Feb 13, 2016

Ismael Almazan, 63, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at his residence in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered as a loving brother, uncle and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Ismael was preceded in death by his parents, Juan Almazan and Juana Ibarra. Left behind to eternally...

Javier Garza Cardenas

Javier Garza Cardenas

Feb 4, 2016

Javier Garza Cardenas, 62, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville on Thursday, February 4, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Garza and Carmen Cardenas Garza. Javier was a devoted husband and father who loved God and life. His particular interests being Western and...

Carl Rutherford Meyer

Carl Rutherford Meyer

Feb 1, 2016

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE Carl Rutherford Meyer, 90, passed away February 1, 2016 in his home in Port Isabel, Texas. He was born April 23, 1925 in San Francisco County, California. He was preceded in death by his parents, August Carl and Isabelle (Rutherford) Meyer, wife, Carol (Stenback) Meyer, sister Elizabeth Meyer, brother Paul J. Meyer, and daughter Doreen...

Madame Huguette Jacqueline Asase

Madame Huguette Jacqueline Asase

Jan 29, 2016

Saint Aubin, Neuchatel, Switzerland The Vuillaume Family of Switzerland and Asase Family of Ho-Dome, Ghana, children and grandchildren sadly announce the passing of their beloved Madame Huguette Jacqueline ASASE (nee Vuillaume) Wife of the late Dr. Seth Theophilus Asase and mother of the late Albert Kofi Mensah Asase Age : 89 years. Whose sad event occurred peacefully in her...

Lawrence Henry Herrera

Lawrence Henry Herrera

Jan 28, 2016

Lawrence "Larry" Herrera, 94, passed away at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas on January 28, 2016. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 6, 1921. His family moved to Brownsville when he was twelve years old. He was a graduate of Brownsville High School, Class of 1939. After graduating from high school he joined the...

Ricardo Castro

Ricardo Castro

Jan 22, 2016

Ricardo Castro, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 22, 2016. He was 87 Years old. We were so lucky to have been Blessed with such a loving and dedicated husband, father, and grandfather. We will always remember the amazing, smart, kind and generous man who has left his mark on us forever. He worked overseas for...

Rosa Cantu

Rosa Cantu

Jan 19, 2016

Miss Rosa Cantu, 102, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at her residence in Spring, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2016 with the recitation of the holy rosary at 7 p.m. Friday in the Chapel at Darling-Mouser Funeral Home. A chapel service will be held at 12 Noon...

Mildred Tater Pineda

Mildred Tater Pineda

Jan 14, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Tater Pineda, 88, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at her residence on Thursday, January 14, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Pineda took great pleasure in taking care of her grandkids and loved her dogs dearly. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband Gilberto G. Pineda and by a granddaughter, Michelle...

Josefina Parra

Josefina Parra

Jan 5, 2016

Josefina "Finita" Parra. 86, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on January 5, 2016. Mrs. Parra was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Marcelina Tabasco; her husband Damaso Parra; her first born son Damaso Parra, Jr.; a brother Norberto Tabasco and a sister, Eladia Gamboa (Tabasco). Left to eternally treasure their memories...

Alexandra M. Storter

Alexandra M. Storter

Dec 17, 2015

Alexandra (Sasha) Morosowa Storter was born on March 9, 1924 near Rostov-on-Don in Russia to Prokofiev and Sophia Morosowa. Sasha died on December 17, 2015 in Austin, Texas. In October of 1942, Sasha was studying engineering when she was among the people taken by the invading German soldiers to work as "slave labor" in Germany during WWII. After a...

Juanita A. Perez

Juanita A. Perez

Dec 15, 2015

Mrs. Juanita A. Perez, 83, entered into eternal rest in Pasadena, Texas on December 15, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her sons - Genaro Garza, Jr., Felix Garza and Mike Garza and by a grandson, Genaro Garza II. Mrs. Perez worked for many years as a EKG Technician with Dr. Edward McGlynn...

Esmeralda Almaraz Salinas

Esmeralda Almaraz Salinas

Dec 13, 2015

We celebrate and honor the life of Esmeralda Almaraz Salinas. She was born on August 10, 1949 and passed away peacefully at her residence on December 13, 2015. She is preceded in death by her mother Guadalupe Almaraz and father Jose R. Almaraz. Esmeralda is survived by her loving sisters; Perla Almaraz Rodriguez and Berta Almaraz. She is also...

Maria C. Reyes

Maria C. Reyes

Dec 11, 2015

Mrs. Maria Concepcion (Connie) Reyes, 70, entered into eternal rest at St. Luke Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on Friday, December 11, 2015. Mrs. Reyes was preceded in death by her mother, Concepcion Zepeda Bazan and by her father, Fernando Bazan. Left to eternally treasure their memories of her are her husband, Guadalupe G. Reyes; her son, Jose Juan...

Eva Mae Garza

Eva Mae Garza

Dec 10, 2015

Eva Mae Garza returned to Heaven and into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ last week. She was born in Brownsville, Texas, on November 6, 1932, to Virginio Cantu Trevino and Eva Johnson Cook. She passed away in Brownsville, Texas, on December 10, 2015. By the late 1700's, her father's family had made their way from...

Elizabeth G. Williams

Elizabeth G. Williams

Dec 10, 2015

Elizabeth G. (Gutierrez) Williams, 90, of Brownsville, passed away on December 10, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Though she spent most of her life in Brownsville, she enjoyed her early childhood on a ranch in La Paloma. Her final days were passed at Casa Grace in La Feria, Texas with her family at her bedside. As a young...

Alejandro G. Meade, Jr.

Alejandro G. Meade, Jr.

Dec 5, 2015

On December 5th, 2015, Alejandro G. Meade Jr. our father, husband, grandfather, uncle, brother and son passed away to be with our Lord Jesus in heaven. Alex, as he preferred to be called, was a man of kindness, patience and giving. He gave all for his two boys, Alex and Carlos, his brother and sisters, Rosemary, Carlos, Dolores, Leticia,...

R.A. Torres

R.A. Torres

Nov 29, 2015

R. A. (Bob) Torres peacefully left this Earth to be with his Lord on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home. In prior days he had gone through extensive heart surgeries as he suffered from an extremely weak heart. A Brownsville native, Robert, affectionately called Bob or Bobby most of his life, was born on July 25, 1934, to...

Guadalupe T. Villarreal

Guadalupe T. Villarreal

Nov 27, 2015

Guadalupe (Lupita) Villarreal, 78, of Brownsville entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 27, 2015 in Austin Texas surrounded by her loving family. Lupita was born on February 3, 1937 at the family ranch, Rancho El Bremo in Starr county. She attended elementary and high school in San Isidro Texas and graduated in 1956. Her Senior year , she...

Mickey Harley Parson

Mickey Harley Parson

Nov 23, 2015

Mickey Harley Parson died peacefully in Nadia's House on November 23, 2015 in Brownsville, Texas at the age of 76 His wife, Paula Parson; children, Barbara Skalberg (Ron), Michael Parson (Seanna), Christopher Parson, five grandchildren; and sister, Barbara Ridley, survive Mickey. He was preceded in death by his father, Harley Parson; mother, Opal Parson; brother, Glen Parson; and sister,...