Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Katherine Amalie Koppel
Jan 12, 2016
Katherine Amalie Koppel 1966-2016 Harlingen, TX: Kathy passed away January 12 after a recurrence of cancer. A funeral in her honor will be held Sunday, January 17 at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Beth Israel in Harlingen, with a burial service to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in La Feria. Kathy had a devotion to dogs and to animal welfare. She...
Bruno Cortez
Jan 9, 2016
SAN BENITO, TX. – Bruno Cortez, Jr., born on the 6th of December 1949, went to be with his Lord surrounded by family this 9th of January 2016. He was sixty-six years old. Bruno was a resident of San Benito, Texas, but chose to live out his final days in his brother’s house in Cedar Hill, Texas. He proudly made...
Maria Ofelia Gonzales
Jan 8, 2016
RIO HONDO, TX. – Maria Ofelia Gonzales, born on the 24th of January 1927 in San Benito, Texas, died on Friday, the 8th of January 2016 at her residence surrounded by family. She was eighty-eight years old. Mom was a very compassionate, caring, and mentally strong individual who loved and stressed family unity. She loved driving around with her son...
Adela Tostado
Jan 6, 2016
Adela O. Tostado, 72, peacefully entered into eternal rest on January 6, 2016 at Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen. Adela was born on December 29, 1943 to the late Guadalupe S. Ortega Sr. and Santos Ramos Ortega. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Andrea O. Juarez, Anita Ortega, Oralia O. Robles and her brother Guadalupe Ortega...
Hilario C. Longoria
Jan 6, 2016
San Benito, TX: Hilario C. Longoria, 86, fought the good fight, he finished the race and he kept the faith. He was a faithful Christian and was preacher of the Iglesia de Cristo for many years. He is survived by his wife, Juanita; daughter, Soledad; and sons, Hilario Jr. and Israel. Visitation will be held Friday, January 8, 2016 from...
Alfonso Hernandez
Jan 2, 2016
San Benito, TX: Alfonso Hernandez entered into eternal life on January 2, 2016. Gunnery Sergeant Alfonso Hernandez, Sr. was born Nov. 14, 1953 and served his country for 23 years in the USMC. He was stationed at Paris Island, South Carolina, Camp Pendleton, CA, and Quantico, Virginia. Alfonso served in Desert Strom Beirut and Vietnam. He was drafted in 1972...
Demetria Garcia Guerrero
Jan 1, 2016
SAN BENITO, TX. – Demetria Garcia Guerrero, born on July 21, 1966 in Mexico, died on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Harlingen Medical Center. She was forty-nine years old. Survivors include her loving husband, Benjamin Guerrero; children Monica (Felix) Arriaga, William (Priscilla) Asyn, Marina (Alfredo) Fuentes, and Benjamin Guerrero, Jr.; and grandchildren Julissa Guerrero, Daniel Arriaga, David Arriaga, and Jazlinn...
Maria Ines Garcia
Dec 27, 2015
Maria Ines Garcia-San Benito: On Sunday, December 27, 2015 our beloved mother and grandmother, Maria Ines Garcia, 84, was peacefully taken by our Heavenly Father while surrounded by family singing hymns of praise. Maria was born on January 21, 1931 to Consuelo Ramos and Nicolas Guerra in San Benito, TX. At the age of two she lost her mother and...
Irene Korbas Lynch
Dec 26, 2015
Port Isabel, TX: Irene Korbas Lynch, 99, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at her residence in Port Isabel, TX. Irene was born on May 30, 1916 in Herrin, Illinois to Joseph and Sophie Korbas. She was a 1932 graduate of Santa Rosa High School and lived most of her life in the Santa Rosa, Hardin Ranch, San Benito and...
Ernestine Gravley
Dec 24, 2015
ERNESTINE GRAVLEY Harlingen, TX: On December 24, 2015, Alma Ernestine Gravley, age 97, passed away at Retama Manor Care Center in Harlingen, TX, where she had lived for several years. She was born February 4, 1918 in Pope County, Arkansas, to Joseph E. Hudlow and Mary Mullins Hudlow. She attended Belleville High School, Belleville, AR. She married Loupe H. Gravley...
David Byron Miller
Dec 23, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – David Byron Miller, born on August 27, 1941 in San Benito, Texas to Clifford Byron and Elda Adele Miller, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center with his wife and children by his side. He was seventy-four years old. He was a Vietnam veteran serving as a Sergeant in the...
Robert Dale Carr
Dec 21, 2015
Rio Hondo, TX: Robert Dale (Bob) Carr passed away peacefully on Dec 21st, 2015 in Harlingen, Texas after a long battle with illness. Bob was born on December 28th, 1938 in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska to parents Dale and Norma Carr. He spent his childhood and early adult years in the area, graduating from Beaver Crossing High School in 1956. He...
Jewel Lavern Dunbar
Dec 18, 2015
Jewel “Judy” Dunbar Harlingen, TX: Jewel “Judy” Dunbar passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 in Harlingen, Texas. Judy was born in San Benito, Texas on November 12, 1925 to Thomas Cager Knight and Daisy Hembree Knight. Judy’s father and mother moved from Shawnee, Oklahoma to San Benito, Texas in 1922. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a...
Carrie J. Winter
Dec 14, 2015
Harlingen: Carrie “Ruth” Jobe Winter, age 91, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. Ruth resided at 1925 E. Vinson in Harlingen, TX. The house that she passed away in was built by her father in 1927 when he brought his family to a new life in the Rio Grande Valley from Tennessee. Ruth...
