Obituaries
Ricardo Gomez Zamora
Apr 29, 2015
Ricardo Gómez Zamora, of Brownsville, Texas, passed into the hands of our Lord, on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on Feb. 18, 1932, to Leonides Gómez Garcia and Jacinta Zamora. Ricardo is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maria B. Gómez and their four children, Ricardo (Rosie) Gómez...
Rosaura "Rosie" Garcia
Apr 27, 2015
Rosaura "Rosie" Garcia, age 78, passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with a chronic illness on Monday April 27th, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born October 11, 1937 in McAllen, Texas, she was the youngest of six children born to Rebecca and Mariano Garcia. She was raised in McAllen, where she attended McAllen High School. She excelled...
Francisco "Pancho" Hinojosa
Apr 25, 2015
Francisco Hinojosa, 69, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. Frank,"Pancho",�½ was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. He was a very happy, generous, and loving man. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and...
Manuel "Meme" Leal
Apr 23, 2015
Manuel "Meme"� Leal, 55, our beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family after a brief but valiant battle against Kidney cancer. Meme was born in 1960 to Manuel Gomez Leal...
Penny J Slovisky
Apr 15, 2015
Penny J. Slovisky (nee Clifford), 60, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Brownsville, Texas, following a long illness surrounded by her loving family. Penny was born in Akron and raised in Cuyahoga Falls graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1972. She had worked as a dental...
Wallace "Wally" L. Buero, Jr.
Apr 14, 2015
Mr. Wallace L. "Wally" Buero, Jr., 78, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. He was born in Charleston, S.C. and had been a resident of Brownsville for over 40 years. Mr. Buero was preceded in death by his wife, Sophie Orive Buero; his parents, Wallace Buero, Sr. and Virginia Petit Buero; 3 sons, Wallace...
Mauricio Chavez
Apr 7, 2015
Mauricio Chavez, 73, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Mauricio, a native of El Salvador, had been a resident of Brownsville since 1981, working in the Shrimping industry since his arrival here. Mauricio was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by his family but by...
Larry Antoine Torres
Apr 6, 2015
Larry Antoine Torres, 61, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 6, 2015, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Larry, who was born in June of 1953 in Charleston, West Virginia, was a lifetime resident of Los Fresnos. Larry was a proud member of the Los Fresnos High School Class of 1971. After graduating from high school,...
Maria Isabel Thomas
Apr 2, 2015
Maria Isabel Thomas, 92, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Spanish Meadows Nursing Home in Brownsville, Texas. She was born in March of 1923, in Veracruz, Mexico to Maria Gomez and Telesforo Solis. Maria Isabel was a devout Catholic and loved giving to multiple charities along with her weekly prayer groups. Maria Isabel was preceded...
Horacio Mendiola M.D.
Apr 1, 2015
After devoting his life to the healthcare of thousands of South Texas children, Horacio Mendiola, M.D. was called to be with his Lord and Savior on April 1, 2015. Dr. Mendiola was born on May 7, 1922 in Laredo, Texas to Natalia and Celestino Mendiola. He was the youngest of six children. Upon graduating from Martin High School in...
Hilda I. Guerrero
Mar 24, 2015
Hilda I. Guerrero, 63, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Valley Regional Medical Center. A native of General Teran, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Hilda immigrated to the United States when she was 28 years old. After living in Brownsville for several years she...
Candida Suarez Gomez
Mar 19, 2015
Candida Suarez Gomez, 92, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at her residence in San Pedro, Texas surrounded by her ioving family. Candida was born in Brownsville, Texas to Maria Medrano and Ventura Suarez. She was preceded in death by her parents, her...
Jose Ezequiel Medina
Mar 18, 2015
Jose Ezequiel Medina, 60, our beloved son, husband, father, brother, uncle, and firned entered into glory of his eternal life on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. Jose was preceded in death by his father, Jose Bernardo Medina Reyes. Jose is survived by his wife, Carmen Medina; his...
Maria Rosa Gonzalez
Mar 10, 2015
Maria Rosa Gonzalez, 87, our beloved sister, aunt, and friend entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at her residence in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, Rosa touched the lives of countless children in our community by working as a teacher at St. Francis and Our Lady of Guadalupe...
Margaret M. Bergen
Mar 6, 2015
Margaret Alice Musick Bergen, 83, of Los Fresnos, our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend left this life for her heavenly home on March 6, 2015 at her home. Margaret was born in Houston, TX in 1931 to Margaret Arthur Radke and Martin Vesta Musick and raised for the most part by her grandparents, Maggie and Herman Radke in Kemah,...
Anna Maria Zarate
Feb 28, 2015
Anna Maria Zárate, 91, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas surrounded by her loving family. A native of San Benito, Mrs. Zárate lived in Brownsville for numerous years before moving to Rio Hondo seven years...
Dennis Rendon
Feb 27, 2015
Dennis Rendon, 63, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dennis was born in November of 1951 in Dallas, Texas and was a proud member of the Brownsville community for over 40 years. Dennis shared a loving bond with his wife Juanita that started in high...
Sister Maria Carolina Hernandez Rsm
Feb 27, 2015
On February 27, 2015, Sister Maria Carolina Hernandez, of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, received fullness of eternal life surrounded by her community of sisters at Catherine's Residence in St. Louis, Missouri. Sister Carolina was born January 29, 1931, in Brownsville, Texas, the oldest of six children of Edelmiro Sr. and Carolina Hinojosa Hernandez. Sister Carolina is survived by...
Mozelle Pace Friday
Feb 17, 2015
Mozelle Pace Friday, 85, transitioned to the other side on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. A school teacher, avid Bridge player, beachcomber, and mother of three, she was born in Brownsville on July 12, 1929, at the old Mercy Hospital. Mozelle taught school for 34 years, beginning her career at Cromack Elementary on Southmost Road in Brownsville. An old black...
Ret. Police Commander John "Randy" R. Dunn
Feb 15, 2015
Ret. Police Commander John R. "Randy"� Dunn passed from this life on February 15, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Randy was born in November of 1952 in Abilene, TX to John Leon Dunn and Beverly A. Dunn. Randy moved with his family at an early age to Brownsville, TX where he finished his schooling...
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