Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.
Genaro Zamora
Aug 12, 2018
Donna - Genaro Zamora, 92, passed away on Sunday, August 12th, 2018. He was born on November 18, 1925, to Andres and Celestina (Martinez) Zamora in Penitas, Texas. He had two older sisters, Andrea and Estefana "Fana", and one younger sister, Rebecca. Genaro graduated from La Joya High School in 1944, and enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in the...
Sammy Lee Curry
Aug 11, 2018
WESLACO - Sammy Lee Curry, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 11th. Sammy was born on August 31, 1931, to Samuel Curry and Grace Mitchell. He was 2nd of 4 boys and 2 girls. Sammy grew up and went to school in Donna, Tx where he married his wife Phyllis Wagner and raised their three children. Sammy worked as a...
Eva Maria Zapata
Aug 10, 2018
Weslaco- Eva Zapata, de 84 años, falleció el viernes 10 de agosto en el Centro Médico Knapp en Weslaco. Eva nació el 9 de abril de 1934 en manos de Juan Aguirre y Rosa Torres en Durango, México. Se hija casó con Norberto Zapata y se establecieron en Weslaco, TX, donde criaron a seis hijos. Pasaron veranos viajando al norte...
Marci Lou Powell
Aug 9, 2018
WESLACO - Marci Lou Powell, 33, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Edinburg during a tragic accident. Marci was born on June 18th, 1985 to Ruben Guajardo, Jr. and Maria Isabel De la Garza in McAllen, Texas. She was the first born of four children. When Marci was a small child, only six years old, she met her...
Maria Isabel De la Garza
Aug 9, 2018
Edinburg- Isabel De la Garza, 55, passed away in a tragic car accident on Thursday, August 9th, 2018. She was born on June 3, 1963, to Amador De la Garza and Mercedez Sanchez in Matamoros, Mexico. She came to the United States when she was only eight years old. She met the father of her four children in a TV...
Joshua Devin Powell
Aug 9, 2018
WESLACO - Joshua Devin Powell, 3, passed away on Thursday, Agust 09, 2018 in a tragic car accident in Edinburg. He was born on February 24th, 2015, the fourth born, with three older brothers. Joshua was a perfect baby of the family, always striving to keep up with his older brothers who adored him. He was a fun three years...
Ruth Sims Armstrong
Aug 7, 2018
Weslaco-Ruth Sims Armstrong, 87, passed away on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. She was born on August 17th, 1930 to Everett Pardon Bowen and Emma Nellie Rowley in Silverton, Ohio. Ruth grew up in Dayton, Ohio with two brothers and two sisters. She met her future husband, Chester E. Sims, and they were married as soon as he returned from the...
Jane E Turpin
Aug 1, 2018
WESLACO - Jane Elizabeth "Betty" Ward Turpin, 102, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lester Turpin. She is survived by her two children, Richard Kraner Turpin (Elizabeth) of Pass Christian, MS, and Marianne Turpin Deterly (Robert) of Tryon, NC, and her grandchild, Jonathan...
George Macke
Jul 29, 2018
George William Macke passed away on July 29th, 2018. He was born on February 16th, 1932 to George Ossro Macke and Sarah M. Williams Macke in Belleville, Illinois. He grew up with his sister Marie May in Belleville, Il. George joined the US Army shortly after high school and served in the Korean War. When he returned home he met...
Marcos Magdaleno
Jul 29, 2018
MICHIGAN - Marcos Magdaleno (28) passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Western Michigan after a tragic car accident. He was born in Weslaco, Texas to Martin Magdaleno and Hermerlinda Carrizalez Magdaleno on December 15th, 1989. Marcos attended school in Weslaco and graduated in 2009. Since a very young age, Marcos was a hard worker and would spend his...
Pedro "Pete" Lerma
Jul 29, 2018
WESLACO - Pedro "Pete" Lerma, 80, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born on December 18, 1937, in Donna, Texas to Charlie Lerma and Concepcion De Leon. He grew up in Donna with his older sister Saragoza Arriaga. Pete was always very driven to succeed. He was a star athlete in...
Maria de Jesus Valero
Jul 27, 2018
WESLACO - Maria de Jesus Valero (Silva), 64, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, in Wisconsin. She was born on February 13, 1954, to Miguel Silva and Maria de los Santos Silva in Edcouch, Texas. Maria grew up in Edcouch with her two sisters. She learned at an early age how to work hard. She worked in the fields...
Baby Boy Ortega - Garcia
Jul 26, 2018
WESLACO - Baby Boy Ortega - Garcia passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Knapp Medical Center. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Sacred Park Cemetery in Mercedes.
John L. Ivey
Jul 25, 2018
John Leroy Ivey Sr, "JL", passed after a hard battle with brain cancer, at the age of 74, on July 25, 2018. JL was born in Weslaco to Robert Dennie Ivey and Pearl Rea Gant on November 6, 1943. He and his twelve siblings grew up in the family house in Donna, Tx. In high school, he met the love...
William Tyler Dudley
Jul 24, 2018
William "Bill" Tyler Dudley Jr. went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, after a lengthy illness. He passed away at his home in Canyon Lake, TX. Bill was born on August 27, 1941, to William T. Dudley Sr. and Francille (Koko) Dudley in Mercedes, TX. He grew up in Elsa, Texas with his two brothers, Chuch,...
Joyce Marshall
Jul 22, 2018
ALAMO - Joyce Marshall passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence in Alamo. She is survived by her loving husband Larry Marshall of 25 years and daughters Charlotte Campbell & husband Dean, Barbara Rymer, Sydney George & husband Alan and daughter Lisa Day & husband Darrell, 10 grandchildren and the number of great...
Franselia G. Vega
Jul 22, 2018
Visitation Services for Fransiela Vega will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Iglesia Arca de Noe Mile 2 West Mercedes, TX, followed with Interment at Sacred Park Cemetery Mercedes, TX.
Carmen Cantu
Jul 18, 2018
armen Cantu, 84, passed away on Wednesday, July 18th at Knapp Medical Center. She was born on July 17th, 1934 in Monterrey, Mexico to Francisco Villarreal and Maria del Carmen Trevino. Carmen spent her childhood in Monterrey where she met her future husband and love of her life, Rogelio Cantu. They courted for eight years before marrying on Carmen's birthday...
Sylvestre Valdez
Jul 17, 2018
WESLACO - Sylvestre Valdez, 69, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. Sylvestre was born in Bishop, Texas to Inez Valdez and Guadalupe Ramirez. He married his wife Marta when they were young adults and they settled in Weslaco where they raised nine children together. Sylvestre was a very hard worker, loving husband, and...
Gloria C. Robinson Scott
Jul 13, 2018
WESLACO - Gloria C. Robinson Scott, a resident of John Knox Village, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 in Weslaco, TX. She was born in Concord NH on December 8, 1922, to the late Alfred Corriveau and Alida (Dufresne) Corriveau Shackley. She graduated from Concord High in 1939. She worked her way through Keene Teachers College graduating in 1943....
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