Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.

Dec 1, 2016

WESLACO - Patricia Warren White, loving mother and devoted wife, passed away on December 1, 2016. Pat with her late husband, Jack, resided in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas since 1994. Prior to their relocation to Texas, they lived in Newark, DE for over 28 years following Jack's retirement from the Marine Corps. Patricia was born on November 22,...

Nov 29, 2016

Ada Kay St. John (Snell), 73, passed away at home in Mercedes on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. She was born on April 13, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Van C. and Kathryn Vaughn Snell. Ada Kay is survived by her husband Ronnie St John, two sons Brad White and wife Kim of Fort Worth, Tracy White and wife Missy...

Nov 26, 2016

Mercedes- Gilberta Lozoya, 90, passed away on Saturday, November 26th, 2016. She was born on March 16, 1926, to Encarnacion Lozoya and Petra Tomelloso in Mercedes, Texas. She married Manuel Moren and would have nine children. He died at a young age and Gilberta would raise all of the children as a single mom. They lived in Mexico when the...

Nov 22, 2016

Nov 22, 2016

Weslaco- Maria Francisca Arroyo Martinez, 61,of Weslaco passed away on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016. She was born in Reynosa to Dilia Martinez and Basilio Arroyo. She had nine siblings, Maria, Dina, Blanca, Esmeralda, Manuel, Francisco, Fermin, Eddie and Martin. She moved to Weslaco where she would raise her four children, Martha, Luis, Lilly and Maria. Maria Francisca was a homemaker....

Nov 22, 2016

WESLACO - Maria Elena (Mary) Ramos entered into eternal life on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. Maria Elena was born on April 30, 1950 in La Feria, TX to +Manuel and +Dolores C. Ramos. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: +Nena Rodriguez and +Licha Rodriguez; brothers: +Paco (+Gloria) Rodriguez, +Meme (+Emma) Ramos, +Beto (+Rosa) Ramos, and...

Nov 21, 2016

WESLACO - Juanita Buenrostro, 87, of Weslaco, passed away on November 21st, 2016, at the Aurora House in Weslaco. She was born on August 11, 1929 to Perfecto Torres and Maria Pina Torres in Donna, Texas. She met the love of her life, Domingo Buenrostro at a drive thru in Elsa. They were married on December 23, 1952. They enjoyed...

Nov 18, 2016

WESLACO - Ignacia V. De La Rosa, 85, of Weslaco, Texas, died peacefully in her sleep on November 18, 2016. She was born on July 31, 1931, and is preceded by her husband of 61 years, Hugo De La Rosa Sr., and her sons Jose Hugo De La Rosa Jr., and Enrique De La Rosa. Loving survivors include her nine...

Nov 18, 2016

Odilia Longoria, Born: November 28, 1918, Died: November 18, 2016 Born at her grandparents ranch, el rancho Santa Rita near Rachal, Texas to Eugenio Longoria, a rancher, school board trustee and county commissioner and Ana T. Longoria, a teacher. After graduating from Falfurrias High School in 1936 she went on to study at Edinburg Junior College (UT-RGV), received a Bachelor's...

Nov 14, 2016

WESLACO - John Paul Cox, 46, passed away on Monday, November 14th, 2016 in Harlingen. John Paul was born in McAllen, Texas to Paula Ann Cortez and John Joe Cox. He graduated from McAllen Memorial High School in 1987. He got his associates degree and worked as an EMT for most of his career. John Paul married Nora Lopez in...

Nov 14, 2016

WESLACO - Gerald Scott, 85, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are pending with McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

Nov 12, 2016

Donna- Benito Casares, 74, passed away on Saturday, November 12th, 2016. Benito was a life long resident of Donna, where he was born to Elpidia Guerrero and Melquiadas Casares. He had one brother, Santiago, and two sisters, Josefina and Elizabeth. When he was old enough, he traveled to and worked in many places (as far as Michigan) as a young...

Nov 10, 2016

WESLACO - Billy Tom "B.T." Bell was born August 15, 1929 in San Juan, Texas to James Lewis Bell and Martha Ester Glen Bell. He attended school in McAllen, Texas, before graduating from Schreiner Institute in Kerrville. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, serving most of the time in White Sands, New Mexico; was honorably discharged in...

Nov 8, 2016

Edcouch- Refugio Munoz, 76, passed away on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico to Maria del Refugio Ortiz and Santiago Munoz. He was one of thirteen children. He and his wife came to the United States in 1980, where they would make their home in Edcouch, Texas. They had one daughter, Olga Lydia. Refugio would work...

Nov 8, 2016

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Nov 6, 2016

MERCEDES - Norma Frances Franklin, 84, of Mercedes, Texas, formerly Norma Frances Spence of Paducah, TX, died peacefully in her sleep on November 6, 2016, at McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, TX. She was born on September 10, 1932, and is predeceased by her parents, Archie and Norma Spence, her husband of 55 years, Ennis Nordyke Franklin, and her first-born grandchild,...

Oct 27, 2016

Weslaco- EJ Serna, 25, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. EJ was born on September 25th, 1991 to Eddie and Kim Serna. He had two older sisters, Liz and Roxy, one younger brother, Tim, and one younger sister, Alyssa. EJ was a blessing to all who knew him. He was very kind and...

Oct 27, 2016

Herbert Richard Ennis, 99, loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away on October 27th, 2016. Known to all as Herby, he was a longtime resident of the valley. Born on July 20, 1917 in Springlake, Montana to Guy W. and Minnie Graver Ennis, he was the middle son of five boys, ten years younger than the oldest and...

Oct 24, 2016

WESLACO - Francisco Rivera Aguirre; the greatest father, the most loving caring husband, the best grandfather and the greatest brother ever. WHO loved his children endlessly. WHO loved and gave all of himself everyday of his life to his wife. WHO let his grandchildren make what he called "a beautiful mess" and wouldn't ever make them clean it up. He...

Oct 24, 2016

WESLACO - Francisco Rivera Aguirre; the greatest father, the most loving caring husband, the best grandfather and the greatest brother ever. WHO loved his children endlessly. WHO loved and gave all of himself everyday of his life to his wife. WHO let his grandchildren make what he called "a beautiful mess" and wouldn't ever make them clean it up. He...