Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Oct 5, 2015

Lozano, TX: Linda Jean Rhyner, 70, passed away October 5, 2015 at her residence after battling cancer. Linda was born September 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to Arthur and Elsie Johnson.  She attended Business College and married Johnny Jacob Rhyner.  Linda dedicated 33 years as Post Mistress to the U.S.P.S. in Lozano where she treated each customer like they were...

Oct 3, 2015

San Benito, Texas Emma Porter, born April 9, 1922, passed onto eternal rest on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at the age of 93. She is finally at peace and no longer in pain. Emma, a native of San Benito, was a faithful bookkeeper for over forty years at Fausto’s Lumber Company in San Benito and made her way to Washington,...

Oct 2, 2015

Harlingen, TX: Kenneth Raymond Bleiker, 81, passed away October 2, 2015 in McAllen, TX. Kenneth was born December 2, 1933 in Saddle Mountain, OK to Ernest and Abigail Meeks Bleiker.  He attended high school in Apache, OK and graduated in 1951.  Kenneth served his country with the U.S. Army for two years during the Korean Conflict.  He was employed with...

Oct 1, 2015

Rio Hondo, TX: Billy Reynolds, 77, passed away October 1, 2015 at Harlingen Medical Center. Billy was born January 30, 1938 in Raymondville, Texas to Raymond E. Reynolds and Ora Lou Carlton Reynolds. He attended and graduated from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School.  Billy served his country with the U.S. Navy as an SKG3 from 1956 to 1958 in San Juan,...

Oct 1, 2015

San Benito/Rangerville: Our loss is heaven’s gain! As Nettie Doris Hansen passed away on October 1, 2015.  Doris was born on November 5, 1919 and was married to C.W. “Pat” Hansen for forty-seven years and raised six children in the San Benito/ Rangerville area.  Together they were active members of Calvary Baptist Church in Harlingen, Texas for forty-five years.  After...

Oct 1, 2015

Ernestine Ramsey Neely died peacefully on October 1, 2015 at the age of 105.  She had been a resident of Canterbury Court in Harlingen for the past nine years.  Ernestine was born in Plain Dealing, Louisiana on September 28, 1910, to Ernest Linwood Ramsey and Mississippi Purcell Ramsey.  The family moved to San Benito in 1926 where Ernestine graduated from...

Sep 30, 2015

San Benito, TX: Idalia “Yaya” G. Benavidez, born on January 19, 1931 in El Ranchito, Texas, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at her residence in El Calaboz, Texas surrounded by family.  She was 84 years old. She was a devoted member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church and member of The Guadalupanas. Her husband, Jose Guadalupe Benavidez; son, Ricardo Benavidez;...

Sep 30, 2015

San Benito, TX: JOYCE DAVIS TUCKER, Loving wife, awesome mother, best friend and mentor, joined her Heavenly Father Tuesday morning, September 30, 2015.  She loved life and her family while embracing their world with a passion for God’s work.  Joyce was a constant guiding light and inspirational source of strength for many people for many years.  She celebrated life with...

Sep 28, 2015

RIO HONDO, TX. – Petra G. Gomez, born on December 17, 1928 in Raymondville, Texas, died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at her residence in Rio Hondo, Texas surrounded by family. She was 86 years old. Petra enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening. Her husband, David Salinas Gomez; son, Daniel Gomez; daughter, Eva Gomez; and granddaughter, Soila Gracia, preceded her in...

Sep 27, 2015

Sep 27, 2015

LOS FRESNOS: Bob Shuckman passed away peacefully Sunday September 27th at Valley Baptist Hospital after a long illness.  He was surrounded by family.  He was 76. Robert (Bob) Lewis Shuckman was born on December 21, 1938 in Brownsville, Texas to Kenneth and Sula Hodges Shuckman.  He grew up in and was a life long resident of Los Fresnos.  He attended...

Sep 23, 2015

LA FERIA, TX. – Margarita “Mage” Villalón, age 84, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. She was born in La Feria where she resided for all of her life. Mage was a very active member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church where she served on the Santa Monica Society as president for 50 years. She was a...

Sep 22, 2015

SAN BENITO, TX. – Domingo “Ray” Cantú, born on September 22, 1946 in La Feria, Texas, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was 69 years old. Ray was a security guard, working for INS, Wackenhut, and Harlingen High School, and was also employed with Frito-Lay, Inc. and Rainbow Bread, Co. Aside from working, Domingo played...

Sep 21, 2015

SAN BENITO, TX. – Minerva Ratliff, born August 10, 1933, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 21, 2015 at the age of 82. She is at peace and is no longer in pain. Her husband, Nelson Ratliff, Sr.; mother, Genoveva Gomez; brother, Alfredo Gomez; sons, Nelson Ratliff, Jr. and Charles Brown; and great-grandson, Jake Andrew Galvan, preceded her in...

Sep 21, 2015

Joe A. Rickert, Sr. Harlingen: Joe A. Rickert Sr., 94, was born in Mercedes, TX on February 10, 1921 and went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2015.  He passed away peacefully in his sleep. Joe was one of twelve children raised on a farm in the Mercedes area.  In addition to working as a farmer, he worked...

Sep 21, 2015

Rio Hondo, TX: Imogene Dealey, 80 passed away on Monday, September 21. 2015 at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Imogene was born on October 28, 1934 in Hickman, Kentucky to James C. Newman  and Nevada Summers Newman.  She served in the USAF where she was an Airman 1st Class as a Radar Tech.  She later worked as a para...

Sep 20, 2015

Harlingen, TX: Ethel Woolam Broman, beloved sister, aunt, mother, grandmother, friend, bridge-player, seamstress, and snazzy dresser, died on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the age of 97. Ethel was raised during the Great Depression and often told the story of how she and her sisters would come home from school and have to pick cotton in the fields of San...

Sep 18, 2015

SAN BENITO, TX. – Maria Esther Mendoza, born on October 21, 1947 in Mexico, died on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. She was 67 years old. Survivors include her loving husband, Ricardo Mendoza; children Rosa Idalia Pedraza, Ricardo Mendoza, Jr., Griselda Gonzalez, and Juan Carlos Mendoza; sister, Nilda Sanchez Castro; niece, Alma Guerrero; as well as...

Sep 16, 2015

Sep 15, 2015

SAN BENITO, TX. Gregorio Beltran Lopez, "Gollo, George, Pepper G", 71, of Irving, Tx., passed away on September 15, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm, September 19 at San Benito Funeral Home, San Benito, Tx. Interment will follow at 1:00 pm, at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 18,...