Obituaries
Jesus Cerrillo
Apr 27, 2009
Jesus Cerrillo, 87, passed away to be with our Lord on April 27, 2009.He is preceded in death by his parents Concepcion Cerrillo and Maria Alonso Cerrillo;brothers Anastacio Cerrillo and Juan Cerrillo and sisters, Ofelia C. Christman, Josefina Kuhn and Teresa Gonzalez; and son-in-law Silvano Garza. Survivors include his wife Maria E. Cerrillo of Brownsville; children- JoseNoemi Cerrillo of...
Rufina V. Ramos
Apr 25, 2009
Rufina V. Ramos, 90, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Valley Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ramos was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lorenzo and Rita T. Vargas, her husband, Domingo Mejia Ramos, all of her siblings, a grandson, Alvaro Alvarado and...
Sister Adrian Clare Wolfe
Apr 23, 2009
Sister Adrian Clare Wolfe, 78, a Sister of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, died peacefully at Incarnate Word Convent in Brownsville, Texas on April 23, 2009. Sister Adrian Clare Elizabeth Jane Wolfe, born on June 3, 1930, in New Orleans, Louisiana, was the daughter of the late Elton Joseph Wolfe and Dora Brooks Wolfe. She graduated from Incarnate...
Hector "Teno" Homero Guerra
Apr 20, 2009
Hector H. Guerra Teno, 70, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on April 20, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Mr. Guerra served in the U. S. Marines for three years. After his honorable discharge, he worked for the U. S. Post Office for a short period of time. He then was employed with the U.S. Border...
Richard Garcia
Apr 19, 2009
Richard Ritchie Garcia, 60, our beloved son, husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at his residence in Brownsville, surrounded by his loving family. Ritchie, a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville enjoyed fishing and watching war movies. He was an Army veteran having proudly...
Vicente D. Anguiano
Apr 17, 2009
Vicente D. Anguiano, 77, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, April 17, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A native of Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico, Vicente, who became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1994, had been a resident of Brownsville for many years....
Henry Montalvo
Apr 14, 2009
Henry Montalvo of Brownsville went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2009. He was born on October 17, 1920 in San Benito, Texas to Ismael and Francisca Montalvo. He graduated from San Benito High School and subsequently enlisted in the United States Navy. Upon his return to civilian life, he attended Southwest Texas State University where he...
Francisco Pena
Apr 12, 2009
Francisco Tato G. Pea, 72, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Frank was a very hard working man. He worked in construction for many years. Currently he was working for Ferguson Construction and had worked...
Maria Paula Saenz
Apr 11, 2009
Mrs. Maria Paula Saenz, 77, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville on Saturday, April 11, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Guillermo Saenz, her parents Priciliano and Maria del Jesus Sanchez Martinez and a son, Juan Diego Saenz. Left to eternally treasure her memory are her sons Luis Eduardo Hilda Puga...
Baby Jerry Benavidez, Jr.
Apr 10, 2009
Our precious baby angel Jerry Benavidez Jr., was called home to join all of Gods angels on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. Jerry has now joined his maternal great-grandfather, Jose Francisco Luna, and his paternal great-grandparents, Feliciano Hilda Tapia; and his paternal grandfather, Fermin G. Benavidez. Left behind to eternally treasure his memory...
Homero Buitron, Iii
Apr 9, 2009
Homero Buitron, III, 27, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on April 9, 2009 in Brownsville. Homer was a student at the University of Texas at Brownsville. He had received two associate degrees in Art and Social Work and was on the verge of receiving his Bachelors degree in Psychology in May. He was preceded in death by his...
Thomas Gilbert Sharpe, Jr.
Apr 6, 2009
Thomas Gilbert Sharpe, Jr. of Brownsville, Texas, died at home with loved ones at his bedside on April 6, 2009. He was 73. Thomas G. Sharpe, Jr. was born in San Antonio on December 26, 1935 and moved to Brownsville in 1946. He graduated from Brownsville High School and then served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1955...
Howard "Joe" Joseph Graham
Mar 25, 2009
Howard Joseph Graham, known to friends and family as Joe, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the age of 65. Joe was born January 25, 1944; the seventh of eight children to F.T. Dut Graham and Catherine Hill Graham. He was raised in Brownsville and attended St. Joseph Academy before graduating from Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Maine...
Maria "Lupita" Guadalupe Salinas
Mar 21, 2009
Maria Guadalupe Lupita Salinas, 88, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009, after a long illness. Born in Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico, she was a resident of Brownsville for over 50 years and a U.S. citizen. She worked for many years at Mercy Hospital now Valley Baptist Hospital in Brownsville. She celebrated her 88th birthday in McAllen last...
Catherine Brown Stillman
Mar 20, 2009
BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Catherine Brown Stillman, of Brownsville, Texas and Westhampton Beach, N.Y., the widow of Doctor James Stillman, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 20, 2009, surrounded by her family.
She was born in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 22, 1923, the daughter of Sherman Lazenby Brown and Esther Elizabeth Lazenby. She attended Ursuline Academy and...
Maria L. Garcia
Mar 19, 2009
Maria L. Garcia, 96, of Brownsville, our beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medial Center-Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Maria was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and...
Ninfa Aguirre Botello
Mar 18, 2009
Ninfa Aguirre Botello, 80, of Brownsville, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Ninfa was born in Harlingen, Texas on November 5, 1928. She was preceded in death by her brother Steve Aguirre. She had been a resident of...
Jose R. Juarez
Mar 17, 2009
Jose R. Juarez, 60, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on March 17, 2009 at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. He is survived by his wife, Ana Maria Juarez, children, Jose Juarez, Jr. Norma, Erick Adrian Juarez, Edgar Hugo Juarez Rosa, Derrik Alonzo Adriana Juarez and Cynthia Eileen Gabriel Pizaa, his siblings, Magda Elia Lerma, Juan Miguel Juarez, Diana...
Dr. Roger Glenn Burns
Mar 16, 2009
Dr. Roger G. Burns, was born in Seymour, Indiana in 1944. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Dorothy Perrin Burns and his brother, Randy Burns. He is survived by his father, Ret. Col. Estel Burns and his brother, Ronnie Burns. Also surviving are his daughter, Danielle and his son, Jason, a niece, Amy Burns Hinojosa and...
Marie "Connie" Concepcion Sanchez
Mar 16, 2009
Maria Concepcin Connie Sanchez, 58, of Brownsville, our beloved daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, niece, cousin, teacher, and friend entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. Connie was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She had been a dedicated educator with the B.I.S.D. for over 30 years. She dedicated her professional life to...
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