Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Corina Pequeño
Jun 2, 2023
Corina A. Pequeño, 85, was called into the Lord’s kingdom on June 2, 2023. She passed away peacefully in her home in San Benito, Texas surrounded by her loving family.
Corina is preceded in death by her husband, Rene Pequeño Sr.; great grandson, Devin Rene Leal; parents, Tomas and Eva Aguirre; her brothers, Eugenio L. Aguirre, Thomas...
José Galván
Jun 2, 2023
José P. Galván, de 91 años, falleció el 2 de Junio de 2023 en Pasadena, Texas. El Sr. Galván nació el 26 de Octubre de 1931 en Burgos, Tamaulipas, México.
Le encantaba pasar tiempo con su familia y le fascinaba la pesca y la casería.
Le precedieron en muerte su esposa, María Guadalupe Galván, y...
Sue Webb Rowe
May 19, 2023
Sue Webb Rowe of San Benito, 79 years old, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 19th, to be present with her Lord and savior Jesus. She was surrounded by her loving family after a hard fought battle with cancer for the last two years. Sue was the second child born to her parents, John Webb and...
Susana M. Resendez
May 15, 2023
Susana M. Resendez peacefully passed away May 15, 2023 at the age of eighty-one. She was born May 24, 1941 to the late Filiberto Moran and Guadalupe Bocanegra in Rangerville, Texas
Susana served in the medical profession for nearly thirty years as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Before her retirement, the medical facilities where she worked included Dolly...
Charles "Phil" Cooper
May 14, 2023
Charles P. “Phil” Cooper, 76, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023 in Harlingen, Texas. He was born November 7, 1946 in Alameda, California.
Phil worked in manufacturing in the United States and Mexico. He also worked in healthcare engineering and was employed as Chief Engineer at Memorial Hospital in Logansport, Indiana and later at Valley Baptist Medical...
Maria Antonia De Leon
May 6, 2023
María Antonia “Toni” De León, 83, peacefully passed away May 6, 2023. She was born January 15, 1940 to the late Manuel R. and Guadalupe García De León in San Benito, Texas.
Toni received a bachelor’s degree and was a dedicated employee of the Texas Human and Health Service where she was employed as a social worker...
Dr. Geoffry Orris Drake
May 5, 2023
Dr. Geoffry Orris Drake, 81, passed away May 5, 2023 at his home in San Benito, Texas. Geoffry was born in Peoria, Illinois on October 24, 1941 to Franklin and Dorothy Drake. The family moved to San Juan, Texas when he was a young boy and the Rio Grande Valley became his first love and forever home.
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Ezequiel "Zeke" Torres
Apr 29, 2023
Veteran police officer and San Benito, Texas native, Ezequiel “Zeke” Torres, 65, peacefully passed on April 29, 2023 at his home in San Benito. He was born April 14, 1958 to the late Vicente and Maria Elena Torres.
Zeke was a graduate of San Benito High School and a proud Greyhound. He went on to attend Texas...
José Benavidez
Apr 26, 2023
José Benavidez, of Los Fresnos, Texas, passed away April 26, 2023 at the age of seventy-eight. He was born to the late Ignacio Benavidez and Anita Rodriguez Benavidez in El Calaboz, Texas.
José was a licensed pest control technician. He was employed by Esparza Pest Control and later by Harlingen CISD Maintenance Department from where he retired...
William J. Poland
Apr 25, 2023
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Angelita S. Rodriguez
Apr 25, 2023
Angelita “Angie” S. Rodriguez, 82, passed away peacefully April 25, 2023. She was born to Alejandro D. and Angelita M. Salazar on August 6, 1940 in San Benito, Texas.
Angelita was a devoted, loving, and caring woman who embodied strength, perseverance, and independence in all that she did. She was ahead of her time in her ideals...
Jesse Hernandez, Jr.
Apr 25, 2023
Jesús “Jesse” Hernandez, Jr. passed away peacefully April 25, 2023 at fifty-six years of age. Jesse was born May 15, 1966 to the Jesus Hernandez, Sr. and Estela M. Hernandez in San Benito, Texas.
He was employed by Reef Industries in the metal fabrication. In his leisure time, Jesse enjoyed fishing, playing his guitar, playing pool, and...
Beatrice L. Cervantes
Apr 25, 2023
Beatrice L. Cervantes passed peacefully on April 25, 2023. She was born to the late Manuel Lino and Eulalia Arisola Lino in San Benito, Texas.
Beatrice enjoyed spending time with her family. She especially loved being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an active member of St. Theresa Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Ladies...
Lilia E. Gonzalez
Apr 24, 2023
Lilia E. Gonzalez, 68, of San Benito, Texas passed away Monday, April 24, 2023. Lilia was a loving mother, wife and fulltime homemaker.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Leonel M. Gonzalez and her father Juan Escobedo.
Left to treasure Lilia’s memory are her children Eusebia (Pedro) Zavala, Margarita (Francisco)...
Criselda B. Aguirre
Apr 21, 2023
Criselda B. Aguirre, 78, passed away peacefully April 21, 2023. She was born to the late Olivia Leal on February 13, 1945 in Harlingen, Texas.
She and her late husband, Robert, had no children. However, Criselda loved children and that is what inspired her to become a paraprofessional at Bowie Elementary School in Harlingen. She retired from...
Dr. Celia Arellano Gentry
Apr 21, 2023
Dr. Celia Arellano Gentry was 91 and living in San Benito, TX when she peacefully passed away at home on Friday, April 21, 2023 surrounded by her family.
She was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico to Emeterio and Eva Arellano on March 3, 1932.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Jesus and Raymundo...
Mary Ellen Clay
Apr 20, 2023
Mary Ellen Keyes Clay, of Harlingen, Texas, passed away April 20, 2023 at the age of ninety-one after a long illness.
Mary was born in Santa Rosa, Texas on January 8, 1932 to Victor Smith Keyes and Mary Calthea Etter Keyes. She received her education in Santa Rosa. Mary worked as a bookkeeper for Young Fashion for...
Louis Bertrand French, Jr.
Apr 18, 2023
Louis Bertrand French, Jr., of Harlingen, Texas, peacefully passed April 18, 2023 at fifty-nine years of age. He was born March 9, 1964 to the late Louis Bertrand and Mary Helen French in Jefferson, Indiana.
Louis received a master’s degree in medical nuclear physics from the University of Cincinnati, was licensed as a Medical Physicist by the...
Seferino S. Rodriguez
Apr 17, 2023
Seferino S. Rodriguez, of Rio Hondo, Texas, peacefully passed on April 17, 2023 at seventy-eight years of age. He was born July 6, 1944 in Rio Hondo to Clemente Rodriguez and Romana Salinas Rodriguez.
He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Sempre Fi to our Brothers in Arms.
Seferino retired...
Maria Elena Peña
Apr 15, 2023
Maria Elena Peña, 68, peacefully passed away on April 15, 2023. She was born May 12, 1954 to Rodolfo G. and Lydia Perez Peña.
Maria was a graduate of San Benito High School, Class of 1974. She was a cashier at Walmart of San Benito before her retirement. Maria was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church...
