Obituaries

Alfonso B. Rodriguez

Alfonso B. Rodriguez

Jan 20, 2010

Alfonso B. Rodriguez Sr, 93, beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, brother, and uncle, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the Solara Hospital in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Alfonso was born in San Benito, Texas and a lifetime resident of Brownsville. He was preceded in death by his parents: Emilio...

Matilde R. Lerma

Matilde R. Lerma

Jan 18, 2010

Matilde Mati Ramon Lerma, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Monday, January 18, 2010. She was born on December 18, 1925 in Robstown, Texas to Reynaldo Gregorio Ramon and Martina Ramirez Ramon. Matilde graduated Salutatorian of her graduating class at Texas A I University in Kingsville and after several years went back to Texas A I and...

Lillian Ruth Martinez

Lillian Ruth Martinez

Jan 15, 2010

Lillian Ruth Childress Martinez March 1, 1926 January 15, 2009 Lillian Ruth Childress Martinez attended her homecoming celebration at our Fathers house on January 15, 2009, after battling Alzheimers for several years. Lillian was born on March 1, 1926 at Corpus Christi, Texas. She was preceded in death by her father Charles Fredrick Childress, her mother Elvira Cisneros Childress,...

Maria Luisa Trevi�O

Maria Luisa Trevi�O

Jan 15, 2010

Brownsville, TX Maria Luisa Trevio, 68, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 15, 2020 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Maria a native of Querndaro, Michoacn had called her home Brownsville for the past 36 years. For the past 28 she has been a devoted Jehovahs Witness. Mrs. Trevio was preceded...

Richard "Dick" Lee Ostos Sr.

Richard "Dick" Lee Ostos Sr.

Jan 15, 2010

Richard Lee Ostos, 97, a longtime resident of Brownsville, died on January 15, 2010 at Valley Regional Medical Center. Dick was born in Wellsville, New York, but spent most of his younger years in Monterrey, Mexico. After graduating from high school at the American School in Monterrey in 1930, he went to Wellsville to work for the Wellsville Daily...

Mary Louise Lucio

Mary Louise Lucio

Jan 13, 2010

Mary Louise Lucio entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. She was a longtime resident of Brownsville where she worked with the Cameron County Public Health Unit, before moving to San Antonio, TX. The Mary P. Lucio Health Clinic located on Iowa Road, is named after her in honor of her devoted service to the residents of...

Maria Del Carmen Saenz

Maria Del Carmen Saenz

Jan 10, 2010

Maria del Carmen Saenz, 89, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Saenz was preceded in death by her husband, Felix C. Saenz, a son, Carlos Alfonso Saenz, and by her four siblings, Lilia L. Segura, Delfina Larrasquitu, Matilde L. Hinojosa, and Federico A. Larrasquitu. Left...

Alejos Ayala Vasquez

Alejos Ayala Vasquez

Jan 9, 2010

Alejos Ayala Vasquez, 89, beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, brother, and uncle, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Alejos was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Alejos had a fulfilling and rewarding life as a businessman having had successes...

Angelica Anzaldua Parker

Angelica Anzaldua Parker

Jan 8, 2010

Angelica A. Parker, 76, our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, and aunt entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Angelica was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She was a devoted wife and mother who was always there for her children and their children....

Frank De La Rosa

Frank De La Rosa

Jan 8, 2010

Frank de la Rosa, 62, brother and uncle entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, January 08, 2010, at Solara Hospital in Brownsville, surrounded by his loving family. Frank was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. He was an excellent musician and a founding member of the BelAir band. He loved to cook and enjoyed...

Arnulfo Martinez

Arnulfo Martinez

Jan 4, 2010

Arnulfo Martinez, 73, passed away on January 4, 2011, at his home in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 12, 1937, in Brownsville, to Juan and Petra Martinez. He was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, Guadalupe, Juan, and Arturo Martinez. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of...

Noemi P. Carrasco

Noemi P. Carrasco

Jan 4, 2010

Mrs. Noemi P. Cortez Carrasco, 90, our beloved mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother entered peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 4, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, Noemi alongside her husband Moises, were the owners and operators of the Palmetto Inn restaurants. In 1945, they opened their first Palmetto...

Enrique "Henry" Garcia

Enrique "Henry" Garcia

Jan 3, 2010

Enrique Henry Garcia Jr., 54, our beloved son, brother, and uncle, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Enrique was preceded in death by his father, Enrique Garcia Sr. and by a sister, Norma Linda Garcia Hixson. Left t behind to eternally treasure his memory is...

Margarita Cruz

Margarita Cruz

Dec 31, 2009

Margarita Cruz, went to be with our heavenly Father on December 31, 2009. She had been living in Pasadena, Texas since 2002.brbrMargarita was born in Monterrey, Mexico on February 22, 1922. She married Cesar CruzWho preceded her in death in 1946 and they moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey where he was stationed while serving in the U.S. Navy....

Hector Vazquez

Hector Vazquez

Dec 31, 2009

Hector Vazquez, 58, beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to all, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at his home in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. brbrHector was born February 14, 1951 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He had a lifelong passion for baseball, Christmas, and the Chicago Bears. Although he...

Florence Hazel Shands

Florence Hazel Shands

Dec 30, 2009

Florence Hazel Brummett Shands died Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009 at the Meadows Assisted Living in Brownsville, Texas. br brBorn 30 June 1918 in the small community of Tripp in Dallas County, Texas, Hazel and her husband Carlton came to the Valley in the late 1940s and reared their children in Brownsville, Texas. brbr A Daughter of the Republic of...

Elvira J. Burnett

Elvira J. Burnett

Dec 28, 2009

Elvira Al C. Burnett, 96, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 28, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. br Al grew up in the Bay area of Northern California as part of an Italian French family. She met a sailor from Texas named Hugh Jack Burnett, Jr. During the Depression, they moved to San Antonio, Texas...

Simon Rubinsky

Simon Rubinsky

Dec 24, 2009

Simon Rubinsky, 81, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 24, 2009. He was born in Saltillo, Mexico on December 7, 1928 to Joseph and Betty Rubinsky. Simon immigrated to Brownsville with his family as a young boy and graduated from Brownsville High School in 1947. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1951,...

Tiburcio Sanchez

Tiburcio Sanchez

Dec 18, 2009

Tiburcio Sanchez, 83, of Brownsville, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and uncle entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, December 18, 2009, at Brownsville Nursing and Rehab Center surrounded by his loving family. Tiburcio, a lifetime resident of Brownsville, came to Brownsville as an infant. He was born in Taft, Texas on August...

Martiriano "Tane" G. Rodriguez

Martiriano "Tane" G. Rodriguez

Dec 18, 2009

Martiriano Tane G. Rodriguez, 96, of Brownsville, our beloved brother, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and uncle entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, December 18, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Tane was born in Rio Hondo on March 12, 1913. He had been a resident of Brownsville...

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