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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Ildefonso Valdez
Dec 15, 2020
Ildefonso “Poncho” Valdez, 74, of Harlingen, Texas passed away on December 15, 2020. He was born August 20, 1946 to Ismael and Beatriz Valdez. He is survived by his wife, Dora Valdez; daughter, Ileana Valdez of Colorado Springs, Colorado; son, Roel Valdez of Austin, Texas; sisters, Ofelia Castaneda and Narcisa “Narcy” Martinez; and brother, Dul Valdez.
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Montezuma C Cantu
Dec 15, 2020
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Santos Salinas
Dec 15, 2020
Santos Salinas peacefully passed into eternal life on December 15, 2020 at the age of 96. She was born to Belen Larralde and Castula Alvarado Larralde in Bishop, Texas on August 6, 1924.
Santos was a valued, longtime employee of the Rio Hondo Independent School District where she was a Cafeteria Worker and Head Cook before her...
Jose Ibarra Montes
Dec 13, 2020
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Alberta C. (Carrizales) Tamez
Dec 12, 2020
Alberta Carrizales Tamez, surrounded by multiple generations of her family, passed peacefully from this life at her home on Saturday, December 12, 2020. She was born to the late Guadalupe and Cruz Borrego Carrizales on February 25, 1935 in San Benito, Texas.
Alberta was a homemaker and tended with love and care to her “Prieto”, her children,...
David Martin Lemos
Dec 9, 2020
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Alfredo Nuñez
Dec 9, 2020
Alfredo Nuñez, 64, passed from this life on December 9, 2020 in Harlingen, Texas. He was born to María Eustolia Nuñez and the late Baltazar Nuñez on April 13, 1956 in San Benito, Texas.
Alfredo retired from the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District where he was a valued employee of the Maintenance Department.
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Rebecca (Segovia) Hernandez, RN
Dec 6, 2020
Rebecca Segovia Hernandez, R.N., 78, peacefully passed from this life on December 6, 2020 at her home in San Benito, Texas. She was born to Jesús Segovia and Guillermina Marroquín Segovia on April 25, 1942 in Mercedes, Texas.
Rebecca received an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Pan American University. She became a Registered Nurse in 1973. Before...
Casimer J. Parkitny
Dec 5, 2020
Casimer John Parkitny, resident of Brownsville, Texas, passed away on December 5th, 2020 at the age of 88 after complications due to a minor surgery. He was born on November 17, 1932 in Golce, Poland to Boleslaw and Maria Parkitny. Along with his sister and two brothers, the family endured starvation and the horrors of WWII, eventually...
Maria del Rosario (Gallegos) Tijerina
Dec 4, 2020
Maria del Rosario “Mary” Tijerina, peacefully passed to eternal life on December 4, 2020. She was born in San Benito, Texas and was the daughter of the late Guadalupe Gallegos and Francisca Olivarez Gallegos.
Mary was a proud graduate of San Benito High School, Class of 1958. She attended Texas Southmost College in Brownsville and became a...
Exiquia (Valdez) Piña
Dec 2, 2020
Exiquia Piña passed peacefully from this life on December 2, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Aurelio Valdez Villarreal and Emilia Guzmán de Valdez on November 18, 1927 in Bishop, Texas.
Exiquia was a retired educator. She enjoyed reading, reciting poetry, listening to music, dancing, creating beautiful crafts, shopping, and cooking...
Fernando De Jesus Garcia
Nov 29, 2020
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Dominique Lysette Ramirez
Nov 29, 2020
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Isaac Daniel Garcia
Nov 29, 2020
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Juan Reyes
Nov 29, 2020
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Isaac Daniel Garcia
Nov 29, 2020
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Dominique Lysette Ramirez
Nov 29, 2020
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Fernando De Jesus Garcia
Nov 29, 2020
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Juan Enrique Reyes
Nov 29, 2020
Juan “Enrique” Reyes, 73, passed from this life on November 29, 2020. He was born to Enrique and Josefina Cantu Reyes on May 16, 1947 in San Benito, Texas.
Enrique was a manager and long-time valued employee of Valley Shamrock before his retirement.
In his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling. One of Enrique’s...
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