Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.
Rene Franco
Dec 25, 2017
Weslaco-Rene Gomez Franco, 75, passed away on Monday, Christmas Day, December 25th, 2017. He was born on May 27th, 1942 to Ramon C. and Maria L. Franco. He is survived by his wife Idalia Franco, Nellie Franco, Rosario Franco, and Dora A. Franco. He married Idalia in 1967 and they settled in Elsa, Texas, where they raised three daughters together....
Eleazar Cerda
Dec 24, 2017
Burial Arrangements under the direction of Sacred Park Cemetery. Inurnment will be Thursday, February 08, 2018 at 1 PM.
Estela M Hernandez
Dec 24, 2017
Weslaco- Estela M. Hernandez, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 24th, 2017. She was born on April 18th, 1927 in Victoria, Texas to Aquilino and Teodora Martinez. She married her childhood neighbor, Nieves, in 1942 and they enjoyed 42 years of marriage, until his untimely death in 1985. They had seventeen children and they raised...
Venice D Fasse
Dec 23, 2017
Weslaco/Cedar Falls: Venice Fasse, 72, passed away on Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born on November 18th, 1945 to William and Margaret Fasse in Waterloo, Iowa, where he lived a humble life, the first child in his family who was actually born in a hospital, Allen Hospital. He was baptized at St. John...
Crecencia Garces
Dec 23, 2017
Mercedes- Crecencia Garces, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 at Valley Grande Manor in Weslaco. She was born on February 24th, 1939 to Antonio and Delfina Gonzalez. She married her next door neighbor, Martin Garces and they enjoyed nearly 60 years of marriage, raising their six boys in Progreso, Texas. The family worked hard together, migrating to Florida...
Elizabeth T Diaz
Dec 22, 2017
Weslaco, Elizabeth T. Diaz, 86 went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 22, 2017 at her residence in Weslaco surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was born on October 14, 1931 to Rafael and Andrea Torres in Kennedy, Texas. Elizabeth grew up with ten brothers. She married Fidel Diaz and they had nine children that...
Norma L Rojas
Dec 22, 2017
Weslaco, Norma L. Rojas, 51, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 22nd, 2017 after a 17 year battle with cancer. Norma was born on February 26, 1966, to Catarino and Cristina Ramos. She was raised in Weslaco with her four brothers and four sisters and attended Weslaco High School where she excelled in band and...
Richard Burge
Dec 21, 2017
WESLACO - Richard Burge, 91, passed away at his residence in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.
Rogelio Garcia
Dec 21, 2017
Rogelio Garcia, age 86, passed away on December 21, 2017. He is survived by his daughter, Diana, his first cousins, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by Alicia, his wife, and his son, Rogelio Jr. Rogelio was devoted to his family and even in the midst of his life's challenges and sorrows, he found a way...
Beryl Hoyt Hemphill
Dec 17, 2017
WESLACO - Beryl Hoyt Hemphill, 102, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Weslaco.
Ramon Olague
Dec 16, 2017
Weslaco-Ramon G Olague, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 16th, 2017 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born on September 7, 1929, to Jose and Damiana Olague in Hermita Guadalupe, Zacatecas. Ramon married the love of his life, Eloisa, in his early twenties and they enjoyed 56 years of marriage. They raised their three children, Rosie, Marcela Linda,...
Jesus Hernandez Sr.
Dec 15, 2017
Weslaco- Jesus Hernandez Sr., 85, passed away on Friday, December 15th, 2017. He was born on April 26th, 1932 in Weslaco, Texas to Jose and Juana Hernandez. Jesus had one brother, Jose, and a sister, Margarita. He grew up in Weslaco and married Maria Hernandez in his early 20s. They would raise four children, Lydia, Alicia, Carmen, and Jesus Jr....
Elida Moreno
Dec 14, 2017
Weslaco-Elida Moreno, 84, passed away on Thursday, December 14th, 2017. She was born to Jesus Moreno and Francisca Cantu, on March 5, 1933, in Mexico, where she went to school and spent most of her life. She met her husband, Rafael, at a dance when she was a young teenager and they were married soon after. When Elida was young,...
Margaret Russell
Dec 13, 2017
WESLACO - Margaret Russell, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at John Knox Health Center in Weslaco, Texas. She was born on November 8, 1919, in Houston, Texas, to Rosamond Graham and Richard Donaldson Rowley. Margaret grew up in Houston and Clinton, Louisiana. She came to Weslaco as the bride of Reeves Russell in 1939. She was...
Noel C. Hinojosa
Dec 10, 2017
GEORGIA - Noel C. Hinojosa "Shorty", 57, passed away on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 in Thomasville, GA. He was born on March 16th, 1960 to Narciso and Leonor Hinjosa. Noel was born and raised in Weslaco, along with his six siblings. Noel was always a very hard worker and would migrate with his father to Georgia for many years to...
Demecia Martinez
Dec 10, 2017
WESLACO - Demecia Martinez, 78, passed away on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at her residence in Weslaco. She was born on October 31st, 1939 to Bernardino and Francisca Salinas in Mexico. She came to Weslaco and married Jose Martinez in May of 1960 and they spent the next 54 years together. They raised their five children in Weslaco and attended...
Florence Grimm
Dec 6, 2017
WESLACO - Florence Grimm passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.
Hector Aleman
Dec 6, 2017
MERCEDES - Hector Aleman, III, 15 months old, passed away on Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 in Edinburg after complications from RCPD (Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata ). He was a loving and beautiful baby, with a smile that would brighten up a room. He is survived by his parents, Hector Aleman and Tiffany Longoria of Weslaco, his grandmother, Esmeralda Longoria (Carlos Salinas)...
Apolonio Gutierrez,
Dec 5, 2017
WESLACO / EDCOUCH - Judge Apolonio Gutiérrez, Jr. (Retired), 98, of Weslaco, Texas and formerly of Edcouch, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at John Knox Village Medical Center in Weslaco. He is preceded in death by his wife, Presentación (Penchón) Cantú parents, eight siblings and all brothers-in-law and all but two sisters-in-law. He is survived by his...
Cruz V Silva
Nov 24, 2017
Cruz Vargas Silva, 91, born May 3rd, 1926 in Saltillo, Coahuila. Mexico. passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, at Aurora Hospice Home in Weslaco. Cruz is survived by 9 children: Salomón Silva Jr. (Rose), Daniel Silva (America), Amelia Esther Jones, (John P.) Elizabeth S Lopez, Virginia Garza (Eli), José Luis Silva (Nancy), Armando Silva, Guillermina Silva Neal (Mike), and...
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