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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Helen M. Heitshusen
Jul 30, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Helen M. Heitshusen, 87, passed away on July 30, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen. Helen was born December 4, 1921 in Millersburg, Iowa to Wade and Fern King. She had been a resident of the Valley for 20 years and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Harlingen. Helen was preceded in death by her...
Stuart F. Joynt, Jr.
Jul 26, 2009
Buffalo, NY/Ste. Genevieve, MO: Stuart F. Joynt, Jr., 82, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at his residence in Harlingen, Texas. Stuart was born January 24, 1927 in Cambridge, Ohio to Stuart F. Joynt, Sr. and Laura Dersey Joynt. He attended RPI Rensselaer Polytech Institute and was employed as a Metallurgist Engineer with Republic Steel in Buffalo, NY and...
Earl E. Dugan
Jul 24, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Earl E. Dugan, 75, passed away on July 24, 2009 at Harlingen Medical Center. Earl was born September 7, 1933 in Colver, PA to Francis Earl and Mary Dugan. He had an Associates Degree in business and retired from the FAA as an air traffic controller. Earl proudly served his country in the United State Air Force and...
Andres Gonzales
Jul 22, 2009
Andres “Grand Pa Honey” Gonzales San Benito, TX: Andres Gonzales, age 77, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Rafaela R. Gonzales; sons, Richard (Sandra) Gonzales of San Marcos, TX, Andy Gonzales of San Benito, TX; daughters, Lorraine (Daniel) Delgado and Emily Gonzales both of San Benito, TX; grandchildren, Stevie...
Loyd Hershel Bodenhamer
Jul 22, 2009
La Feria/Austin, TX: Loyd H. Bodenhamer, 98, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at his son’s residence in Austin, TX. Loyd was born on December 6, 1910 in Clinton, OK to Ashel and Flora Bodenhamer. He was informally educated through alert observation and creative interpretation. He was an entrepreneur who created and operated several self-service businesses including, laundry service machines,...
Grace Elizabeth Schwartz
Jul 21, 2009
Grace Elizabeth Schwartz Harlingen, TX: Grace Schwartz died July 21, 2009 at the age of 95. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she became a registered nurse after training at St. Barnabas Hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey. After further training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, she became an operating room nurse, and worked in Chicago from 1935 to...
Theda Nell Vannoy
Jul 20, 2009
THEDA NELL VANNOY Port Isabel, TX: A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 101 W. Adams in Port Isabel. She was born July 26, 1929 in Leonard, Texas and passed from this life on July 20, 2009. She is survived by son Robert (Rusty) Gaines of Lake Whitney, daughter Theresa Mayne...
Beulah Jane Elizabeth Shamlin
Jul 14, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Beulah Jane Elizabeth Shamlian, 97, passed away on July 14, 2009 at her residence. Beulah was born October 30, 1911 in Mountain View, Arkansas to George and Celia Burgess. Beulah’s family came to the Rio Grande Valley from Seminole, Oklahoma in December 1924 on a land drive. They settled East of Rio Hondo and she attended school there. ...
Charlotte Jane Kuppinger Colhoun
Jul 11, 2009
CHARLOTTE JANE WILLSIE KUPPINGER COLHOUN Harlingen, TX: Charlotte Colhoun, 84 years old, but much younger in spirit, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 11. Her parents, Grace Armitage and Paul Willsie and her first husband, Dr. John C. Kuppinger, preceded her in death. How do you encapsulate a life like Charlotte's? Born a precocious child on November 5, 1924...
Betty Jo Lewis
Jul 6, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Betty Jo Lewis, 79, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2009 at Angel Care in Harlingen, Texas. Betty Jo was born November 15, 1929 in Pelley, Texas to Septine and Estelle Champagne. She graduated from San Perlita High School and was owner/operator of Lewis Septic Service. Betty Jo was enjoyed family, sewing, cooking and mostly fishing. She was...
Lt. Col. John W. Temple
Jul 5, 2009
Harlingen, TX: John W. Temple, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his residence. John was born on March 7, 1922 in Nicholsville, Kentucky to Ulysses Jewell and Mary Stipe Temple. Mr. Temple proudly served his country for 33 years in the U.S. Army/Air Force during WWII, Korean Conflict and Vietnam and retired as a Lt. Colonel. After...
Al Satterfield
Jul 4, 2009
South Padre Island, TX: Al Satterfield, 73, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Al was born on November 18, 1935 in Mesa, Arizona to Bert and Wilma Satterfield. He moved to Houston, Texas for a short period and then to Redondo Beach, California where he grew up. Al’s grandfather Albert Bolton was one of the...
Lance Durand Folliott
Jul 3, 2009
San Benito, TX: Lance Durand Folliott, 48, passed away Friday, July 3, 2009 at his residence. Lance was born December 7, 1960 in Seattle, WA to Jack Alfred and Nina Ward Folliott. In September 1967, Lance moved to Brownsville and attended grade school there. He graduated from the University Preparatory School in Harlingen in 1978. Then he attended Southwest Texas...
Mary K. Carter
Jun 29, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Mary K. Carter, 82, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Mary was born on June 5, 1927 in Dawson, Nebraska to Ephraim and Mary Spaulding. She lived her early years in Dawson and Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1949 she and her husband, Ray moved to Harlingen. Mary worked at Lewis Electric in Harlingen for...
James Joseph Burger
Jun 7, 2009
Harlingen, TX: James Joseph Burger, age 88, of Harlingen, Texas, passed away June 7, 2009 at his daughter's home in Haskell, Oklahoma after a brief illness. He was born in San Benito December 4, 1920, the youngest of 7 children, to William Andrew and Elizabeth Hoelscher Burger. When he was a child the family moved to Harlingen where his father...
Robert H. Montgomery
Jun 5, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Robert H. Montgomery was born June 12, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan and died in Harlingen, Texas on June 5, 2009. He graduated from Milford High School, and then joined the Air Force. He was a volunteer fireman in West Bloomfield for many years. He was a co-owner of Montgomery & Sons, Fire Repair Contractors in Waterford, Michigan until...
Beverly Gurley
Jun 5, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Beverly Bates Gurley, 66, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen. Beverly was born August 1, 1942 in Los Fresnos, TX to Don Hugh and Ruby Marvella Bates. She was a graduate of the class of 1960 from Brownsville High School and was employed by Harlingen State Bank and retired after many years...
Elliott "Rose" Cimino
Jun 4, 2009
Harlingen: Elliott “Rose” Cimino, 96, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Harlingen. Rose was born in Indianapolis, IN on August 1, 1912 to William and Laura Bell. She worked in a rescue mission in Indiana and was Co-founder of Southern Bible Institute in Knoxville, TN in the late 40’s. She also was a co-founder...
Robert "Bobby" L. Jackson
May 30, 2009
Robert L. “Bobby” Jackson Harlingen, TX: Bobby Jackson, 59, passed away at Valley Baptist Medical Center late Saturday night, May 30, 2009. Mr. Jackson was surrounded by his loving family when the Lord called for him. His whole world revolved around his family and friends as well as Greyhound football. His grandchildren were the light of his life. Bobby was...
Jimmie A. Gray
May 27, 2009
Jimmie A. Gray Harlingen, TX: He was a good man…a mountain of a man…bigger almost than life itself…the kind of man that you wanted to be just like. He was strong, fair and honest, dependable and trustworthy, and just being around him made you a better person. He was a farmer, who loved the land as much as he loved...
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