Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.
Pauline Whitaker
Jul 18, 2019
WESLACO - Pauline Whitaker, 95, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. She was born to Thomas and Ruth Schwarz in La Habra, California on November 26, 1923. She and her family moved to Mercedes, Texas in 1940 to become part of the Schwarz family farm. She graduated from Mercedes High School in 1942....
Errol Jay Lewis
Jul 10, 2019
Donna- Errol Jay Lewis, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen. He was born on January 3rd, 1946 to Clark Lewis and Lorena Mullens Lewis in Weslaco, Texas. Errol grew up in Edcouch with two brothers, Arland and Larry, and two sisters, Lorna and Edna. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Airforce where he...
Jorge Siji Davila,
Jul 5, 2019
San Juan- Jorge Siji Davila passed away on Friday, July 5th, 2019. Arrangements are pending.
James B Carlson
Jul 3, 2019
James Carlson from La Villa paid off his farm some years ago and bought another on July 3, 2019. Jimmy was born on June 25, 1946, to loving parents Byron & Kathryne Carlson. After graduating from Edcouch- Elsa High School, he enrolled briefly at Texas A&I in Kingsville and shortly thereafter went to Texas A&M majoring in Entomology and graduated...
Ramiro Garcia
Jul 3, 2019
Weslaco- Ramiro Garcia, 67, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at DHR in Edinburg after a lengthy illness. He was born on September 9, 1951, to Cirildo Garcia and Aurora Saucedo Garcia and raised in Weslaco with eleven siblings. After graduating from Weslaco High School, Ramiro became a security guard. Ramiro met his future wife,...
Margarito G. Cavazos
Jul 2, 2019
WESLACO - Margarito G. Cavazos, 85, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born on December 28, 1933, to Armando Gomez Cavazos and Florinda Garza in Teran, Mexico. He married his wife, Maria Concepcion Reyes, in 1955. They migrated to the United States and settled in Weslaco where they raised eight children...
Nancy Moshier
Jun 28, 2019
WESLACO - Nancy Moshier, 71, passed away at her home on Friday, June 28, with her husband by her side, after a decade long battle with pulmonary hypertension. Nancy was born on October 6, 1947, to Lee Howard Bell Sr. and Phyllis LaRue Jones Bell in Huron, South Dakota. She grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she graduated from Richfield...
Wade K Abbott
Jun 25, 2019
WESLACO - Wade Kenneth (Ken) Abbott, 95, passed away at his home, John Knox Village, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Wade was born on September 28, 1923, in Rensselaer, Indiana to Wade Abbott and Mary Mohr Abbott. He grew up in Kankakee, Illinois where he graduated high school in 1942. Ken continued his education, and it was on a train...
David Acosta
Jun 22, 2019
Weslaco- June 22, 2019, David Acosta, Jr. 76, of Weslaco formerly of Stockbridge, Michigan, was reunited with his loving wife, Carolina. It was love at first sight! After just 1 month of meeting, they eloped and married on July 23, 1965. David is a kind, loving man that never met a stranger. He's quite the jokester, always laughing and smiling....
Ernesto Garza
Jun 22, 2019
WESLACO - Ernesto "Neto" Garza, 70, passed away at Doctor's Hospital of Renaissance in Edinburg, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. He was born on April 15th, 1949 to Jose Garza and Salome Piña Garza in Weslaco, Texas. He was raised in Weslaco with nine siblings. Neto was drafted by the US Army when he was only eighteen years old....
Jimmy Lawrence
Jun 18, 2019
Edcouch- Jimmy Don Lawrence, 49, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 18th, 2019, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas, where he was surrounded by his loved ones. Jimmy was born on January 7th, 1970 to Jimmie Jack Lawrence and Carlota Villarreal Balderas in Pharr, Texas. He grew up in Edinburg and later in Edcouch...
Betty Simpson
Jun 14, 2019
WESLACO - Betty Simpson, 85, born Mary Elizabeth Willard, passed away on Friday, June 14th, 2019 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. She was born on July 7th, 1933 in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She was a long time resident of Union Mills, NC. After retiring, she fell in love with South Padre Island, TX, and became a "Winter Texan", where...
Jose Luis Silva
Jun 13, 2019
Weslaco- Jose Luis Silva, 84, passed away on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 11, 1935, to Aurelio Silva Garcia and Guadalupe Gonzales Alaniz in San Xavier, Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. When Jose was a teenager, he met the love of his life, Celina F. Marroquin. They were married on December 27th, 1957 and...
Emeteria Robles
Jun 12, 2019
MCALLEN - Emeteria Robles passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at her residence in McAllen. Funeral arrangements pending.
Thomas Towey Vail,
Jun 12, 2019
On June 12, 2019, Thomas (Tom) Towey Vail, Jr., 83, died suddenly in his home in Weslaco, TX. He had been busy preparing to make his annual trip to Michigan, where he spent summers with his family. Tom was born on December 11, 1935, in Minneapolis, MN, son of Thomas Towey Vail, Sr. and Ruth (Lasseigne) Vail. After graduating from...
Kassandra Monserrath Mendoza
Jun 7, 2019
Weslaco- Kassandra Mendoza, 2, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 7th, 2019. Kassandra was born on December 9th, 2016 to Luis and Aracely Mendoza. She was the youngest of six children and brought a special bond to the family. Kassandra was full of energy and spunk and had a smile that would cheer up anyone's day. She was full of...
Kenneth Markos
Jun 5, 2019
Kenneth Kevin Markos, 54, of McAllen peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Edinburg, Texas after a brief illness. Born to Robert K. Markos and Tura Abbott in Kingsville, Texas on July 3, 1964, Kenneth grew up in and around Bishop and graduated from Bishop High School in 1983. Growing up, Kenneth was an active member of 4-H...
Mohamed Agharbi
Jun 4, 2019
Harlingen- Mohamed Agharbi, 61, passed away on Tuesday, June 4th, 2019. He was laid to rest at Val Verde Memorial Cemetery in Donna.
Sarah Malone Cortino
Jun 3, 2019
Murphy, TX - Sarah Jeanette Malone Cortino, 85, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, at Lynridge Assisted Living which is located in Murphy, Texas. Sarah was born on February 15th, 1934 Weir, Mississippi to Alton Henry Malone and Sarah Gladys Taylor Malone. The family moved to Edcouch in 1938 where Sarah grew up with her six siblings. After graduating...
Mirta Barrera
Jun 2, 2019
Mrs. Mirta Laurentina Barrera passed away June 2, 2019, in Weslaco, Texas. Mirta was born July 17, 1934, in Hebbronville, Texas to Cruz and Alejandra Alaniz. She graduated from Hebbronville High School in 1955. In October of 1956, she married her husband Guillermo Roel Barrera. They were married for 50 years. As newlyweds, they moved to Harlingen where they raised...
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