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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Roger Terry Gray
Dec 20, 2014
Harlingen: Terry Gray, 61, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Terry was the youngest son of Vera and George Gray. He graduated from Harlingen High School in 1971 and earned a BBA in Accounting from Pan American University in 1976. While at Pan American University, Terry was active in the...
Roger E. Luehrs
Dec 19, 2014
Harlingen: Roger (Fuzz) Luehrs was born on April Fool’s Day, 1940 and kept the world laughing for 74 years. All who met and knew him loved him. He left us on Friday, December 19, 2014 in hospice care at Retama Manor Nursing Home in Harlingen, TX. He joins his son Jay, sister Betty, his parents, in-laws, family and many friends...
Ester C. Ramirez
Dec 17, 2014
SAN JOSE RANCH, TX. – Ester C. Ramirez died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. She was 95. She was born on July 4, 1919 in Las Vallitas, Texas to her parents, Mateo Cortez and Maria Cruz Garcia. Her parents; step-mother, Aurora Garcia; husband, Reynaldo Ramirez; brothers Lupe, Mateo, Jr., and Rodolfo “Yoyo” Cortez; and...
Eddie N. Carlisle Jr.
Dec 17, 2014
In Loving Memory Of Eddie N. Carlisle, Jr. Eddie N. Carlisle, Jr. was born in Magnolia, Mississippi, on March 24, 1927, son of Eddie (Bill) N. Carlisle, Sr. and Clara Mae Fuller Carlisle. Eddie passed into Eternal Rest on December 17, 2014, in Tucson, Arizona. Eddie had one brother, Mack Dale Carlisle (deceased) and three sisters, Ernestine Keller (deceased), Beverly...
Suzanne Brinster
Dec 15, 2014
Harlingen, TX: Suzanne Louise Brinster, 80, passed away on December 15, 2014 in Harlingen, Texas. She was born January 16, 1934 in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Harry and Marguerite Hromada. Suzanne was an enthusiastic volunteer at the Valley Baptist Hospital for many years, enjoying the friendship of her co-volunteers and helping the visitors navigate their way through the hospital. She was...
Bettye J. Wallace
Dec 13, 2014
Betty Joel (BJ) Wallace, age, 87, of Harlingen, Texas passed away in the early morning of December 13, 2014, at Harlingen Medical Center, Harlingen, TX. She was born in Santa Ana, Texas on May 18, 1927. BJ attended school in Coleman, TX and later worked at Doug Price Restaurants in Falfurrias where she met her future husband. BJ and Ed...
Manuela G. Ortega
Dec 12, 2014
LOZANO, TX. – Manuela G. Ortega, born December 9, 1942, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. She was 72. Her parents, Alfonso and Lucia Garza; sisters, Lucia Ramirez and Beatriz Govea; and brothers Jose Garza, Alejandro Garza, Dionicio Garza, Federico Garza, and Cirildo Garza, precede her in death. Survivors include her sons Ernesto, Jr....
Robert G. Swinnea
Dec 10, 2014
Harlingen: Robert G. (Bob) Swinnea, 66, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Bob was born on January 18, 1948 in McAllen, Texas to Weldon and Virginia Voigt Swinnea. He was a 1966 graduate of Weslaco High School and received his BBA in Accounting from Pan American University while working for Texas Plastics, Elsa, TX. He...
Carmen Elena Angulo De Gonzalez
Dec 3, 2014
SAN BENITO, TX: Carmen Angulo de Gonzalez, 95, a resident of San Benito for the past 15 years, passed away at home in the company of her family and went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2014. Carmen was born in Colombia and spent most of her life in Cartagena, where she worked as a Nurse at the...
Edward Rene Perez
Dec 1, 2014
Raymondville, TX. - Edward “Eddie” Perez, age 43, passed away on Monday December 1, 2014. Eddie was born in Lubbock, Texas on November 25, 1971. His parents are Sylvia Sloss Schroeder who resides in Harlingen and the late Armando Perez. Eddie attended La Feria public schools and Texas State Technical College. He was preceded in death by his father, Armando...
Rumaldo Bustamante
Dec 1, 2014
RIO HONDO, TX. – Rumaldo P. “Ray” Bustamante, age 57, of Rio Hondo, Texas passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014. Rumaldo “Ray” was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 13, 1957. He graduated from Roy Miller High School in 1975 and enlisted into the military three days later. Ray attended Del Mar College as a non-traditional student and...
Mary Catherine Lovett
Dec 1, 2014
San Benito, TX: Mary Catherine Lovett went to meet her Lord and Savior on December 1, 2014. She passed away at her home in San Benito at the age of 84, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in October of 1930 to Richard and Madeline Collins, whose families were among the first pioneers who had settled in San Benito...
Clarence Knight
Nov 29, 2014
Humble, TX: Clarence Laverle Knight, 94, passed away November 29, 2014 at Regent Care of Kingwood in Humble, Texas. Clarence was born September 28, 1920 in Huckaby, Erath County, Texas to Gora Herndon Knight and Laura Elizabeth Friebele Knight. He graduated from San Benito High School in 1942; and after WWII, Clarence attended Anderson Bible College in Anderson, Indiana. He...
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