Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Wallace W. Wood
May 29, 2015
Laguna Vista: Winston Wood, 93, passed away early Friday evening, May 29, 2015 at his home in Laguna Vista, TX. He was born in Tyronza, Arkansas on November 16, 1921 to Lewis Martin and Mary Lois (Wallace) Wood. Mr. Wood’s wife of seventy-one years, Evelyn, passed away in March of this year. They were married in Chico, CA on June...
Petra Manzano San Pedro
May 28, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Petra Manzano San Pedro, born on September 17, 1920 in Cerritos, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, died on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. She was 94. Petra was also known as Doña Petra by her neighbors and “Ma” Petra by her grandchildren. She was a faithful and devoted parishioner at...
Phyllis Ann Gorgol
May 26, 2015
Phyllis Ann (Hutchings) Gorgol returned to GOD our Father on May 26, 2015. Born August 4, 1926 in Johnson City, NY and raised on Binghamton, NY’s south side, Phyll graduated from BNHS in 1944. Phyllis and David O. (also a Binghamtonian) married on March 26, 1945. Sandra and David W. were born in 1946 and 1948, respectively. In late 1948...
Laura E. Dougherty
May 25, 2015
Harlingen: Laura Elaine Dougherty, 45, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 after a short illness. Laura was born on November 24, 1969 in Manhattan, New York to Dr. Joseph C. Dougherty and Katherine O’Brien Dougherty. She earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Excelsior College in New York. Laura is survived by her parents Dr. Joseph and Katherine Dougherty of Harlingen,...
Johnny Kutzenberger
May 24, 2015
Andrew John (Johnny) Kutzenberger was born September 26th, 1944 in Harlingen, Texas. He lived his whole life here and was truly a Valley native. He went to be with his Lord on May 24th, 2015. Johnny is survived by his wife of 46 years, Judy McNabb Kutzenberger, sons - Kyle Kutzenberger (Leslie) and Mac Kutzenberger (Danielle), four grandchildren – Keenan,...
Norma R. Gutierrez
May 22, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Norma R. Gutierrez, born on January 23, 1959, died on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the Solara Hospital of Harlingen. She was 56. Her father, Pedro Zamora-Rivera, and brother, Thomas Rivera, preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Robert Gutierrez; daughter-in-law, Maria Jose Villavicencio; mother, Magdalena Rivera; and siblings Juan Rivera, Olga Folsom, Edward Rivera,...
Kathryn C. Pool
May 21, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Kathryn (Cox) Pool, 77, went home to be with Jesus surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Kathryn was born on August 5, 1937 in Killeen, Texas to Dee Sterling Cox and Grace Redmond Cox. She was a graduate of La Feria High School and a very much loved member of the First Baptist Church...
Emma Farias
May 20, 2015
HARLINGEN/SAN BENITO, TX. – Emma Farias, born on November 1, 1929, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. She was 85. Her parents, Dionicio Farias, Sr. and Lidia L. Farias; sisters, Arminda Mancillas (+Amadeo) and Dora Farias; and brother, Guilevaldo Farias (+Viola M. Farias), preceded her in death. Survivors include her brothers Arnoldo...
Enid Eva Johnson
May 20, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Enid Eva Johnson passed from this life entering into heaven on May 20, 2015. She was 93 years of age, only lacking 13 days of being 94. Enid was born in Minot, North Dakota to Carl and Irene Rickford. At age 2 she traveled with her parents to reside in Santa Rosa, Texas where she graduated from high...
Manuela A. Garcia
May 18, 2015
HARLINGEN/SAN BENITO, TX. – “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself that where I am you may also be.” John...
Eliseo G. Garza
May 17, 2015
RIO HONDO/SAN BENITO, TX. – Cpl Eliseo G. Garza, Jr. USMC, born on September 10, 1991, died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Quantico, Virginia. He was 23. Eliseo, Jr. was actively serving our nation as a corporal enlisted with the United States Marine Corps, stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico located in Quantico, Virginia. He enjoyed drawing, watching...
Jackie L. Woodall
May 16, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Jackie “Peggy” Lee Woodall, 86, passed away on May 16, 2015 at her residence. Peggy was born August 12, 1929 in Mission, TX to Jack West and Gwendolyn Harris West. She was a member of the Eastern Star and a longtime member of Parkdale Baptist Church. Peggy enjoyed drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, and working on the yard. She...
Robert H. Burgan
May 15, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Robert Horace Burgan passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Harlingen, Texas, at the age of 93. Bob was the son of Horace J. and M. Ruth Dorsett Burgan and was born on March 25, 1922, in Long Pine, Nebraska. The family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, when he was five years old. He completed his elementary through...
Eustolia B. Rodriguez
May 12, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Eustolia B. Rodriguez, age 91, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at La Hacienda Healthcare in Harlingen, Texas. A memorial mass will take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the St. Theresa Catholic Church at ten o'clock in the morning. Interment will then follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito. San Benito Funeral...
Serena Walker
May 10, 2015
Ft. Worth/Harlingen, TX: Serena Walker, 88, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Ft. Worth, Texas, where she had been living near her family. She was born on February 5, 1927, to Leslie and Euretha Mauney Smith in Harlingen, Texas. After graduating from Harlingen High School, Serena attended the University of Texas where she met Harold Walker, who would...
Beatrice R. Griffis
May 8, 2015
Harlingen: Beatrice R. Griffis, 90, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at The Victoria House. Bea, a Texas native was born in Petrolia, TX on August 17, 1924, and attended school in the Wichita Falls, TX, area. She married Ralph L. Griffis in January 1949 and traveled with him as he moved about the country in the construction industry. Bea...
Helen V. Christensen
May 6, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Helen Virginia Christensen, 95, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Windsor Atrium in Harlingen, Texas. Helen was born on September 14, 1919 in Racine, Wisconsin to Carl and Sarah Swanson. She studied voice at the Wisconsin College of Music for six years, as well as journalism at the technical college, and wrote for the Racine...
