Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
Samuel "Sam" Lee Barnard
Feb 4, 2015
Samuel Lee Barnard was born in Brownsville, Texas, in May of 1980 to Jimmy and Kay Barnard. He was the third of what would be four sons followed by one sister. Sam's family life was full of the joy of being part of a loving, active family, which would shape the man he became. It was in this family...
Sara Klahn Hidalgo
Feb 4, 2015
Sara Klahn Hidalgo died on February 4, 2015 in Round Rock, Texas, at the age of 92, surrounded by her loving children and just four months following the death of her husband of 63 years, Boris V. Hidalgo Sara was born to Henry James Klahn and Francisca Garza Klahn in May, 1922, in Brownsville, Texas. She graduated from Brownsville...
Elizabeth A. Alber
Jan 30, 2015
Elizabeth Anne Alber, 90, beloved sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away with family by her side in Brownsville, Texas on January 30, 2015. Our family, Lucy and Michael Williams, grandchildren Matthew (Jenny), and Adrianne (Randy) and great granddaughter, Felicity Rose will keep her close in heart and memory. "Betty or Liz" as she was affectionately known over the...
Millicent Ann Frazier
Jan 28, 2015
Millicent Ann Frazier, 50, passed away on January 28, 2015 at her residence after a long battle with her diabetes and Sjogrens, She is survived by her mother Margaret Colvin; her brother Joe (Maria) Soto; her daughters Meg Smith and Gretchen Hausler; aunts Beckey (John) Hunter, Millie (Doug) Whereland, Suzie (Lawrence) Delaune and Jeanie (Mario) Silva; grandchildren Stella, Zephyr...
Ruben Perez Limon
Jan 25, 2015
Ruben P. Limon, 75, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Sunshine Haven in Olmito, Texas surrounded by his family. Ruben was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. He was a dedicated employee with the Brownsville Herald for 15 years before retiring to enjoy the fruits...
Olivia "Molly" Garcia Barron
Jan 24, 2015
Olivia Garcia Barron, 68, our beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas surrounded by her loving family after a valiant battle against congestive heart disease. Molly, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Molly was...
Magdalena B. "Maggie" Buitron
Jan 14, 2015
Magdalena B. Buitron, 73, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Maggie, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She was a proud member of the BHS Class...
Larry E. Green
Jan 9, 2015
Larry E. Green, 73, passed away January 9, 2015 in Brownsville, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Betty Green. Larry is survived by his 3 children: Veronica (Hayward) Owen, Larry (Dean Ann) Green and Tom (Stephanie) Green; 8 grandchildren, 5 great-grandsons, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Larry was retired from IBM and was...
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