Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Apr 19, 2020

Felipe Sanchez, 47, passed away on April 19, 2020 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.  Felipe was born to Estanislado and Mariana Sanchez Medina on December 19, 1972 in San Benito, Texas.  He was a proud graduate of San Benito High School.

Felipe was a Border Patrol Agent in the Harlingen Sector since 2006. He began...

Apr 18, 2020

William Robert Buford, Jr., 73, passed away at home in La Feria, TX, on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, surrounded by his family.

He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on December 1st, 1946. At just six weeks old, his mother boarded a train in Wyoming with him and his two older sisters, to move the rest of the...

Apr 17, 2020

A tribute is not available at this time for Lisa Hinojosa. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Apr 15, 2020

Due to current Cameron County restrictions on gatherings visitation will be limited to 10 persons at a time in the funeral home.  Each person is required to wear a facial covering.

Alfredo G. Flores, 69, passed away at his residence on April 15, 2020. He was born on February 3, 1951, in Naranjo, Texas to...

Apr 14, 2020

Due to current Cameron County restrictions on gatherings visitation will be limited to 10 persons at a time in the funeral home.  Each person is required to wear a facial covering.

David Fonseca, 65, passed from this life on April 14, 2020 after a brief illness.  He was the born on April 25, 1954 to...

Apr 13, 2020

Due to current Cameron County restrictions on gatherings, visitation will be limited to 10 persons at a time in the funeral home.  Each person is required to wear a facial covering.

Ramiro G. Atkinson, 78, passed from this life on April 13, 2020 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville.  He was born...

Apr 11, 2020

Due to current Cameron County restrictions on gatherings, visitation will be limited to 10 persons at a time in the funeral home.  Each person is required to wear a facial covering.

Joe Lopez went to be with the Lord at Valley Baptist Medical Center on April 11, 2020, in Harlingen, Texas, at the age of...

Apr 9, 2020

Due to current Cameron County restrictions on gatherings visitation will be limited to 10 persons at a time in the funeral home.  Each person is required to wear a facial covering.

Nancy Lynn Atkinson, 57, passed peacefully from this life at her home in Los Fresnos, TX on April 9, 2020.  She was born on...

Apr 9, 2020

Jose “Joe” Rodriguez, 83, passed peacefully from this life on April 9, 2020 at Comfort House in McAllen, Texas. Joe was born in San Benito, Texas to Guadalupe and Socorro Rodriguez on December 15, 1936. He was a retired independent trucker.

Joe was preceded in death by his spouse of 51 years, Maria Elena Guerra Rodriguez. Also...

Apr 4, 2020

Virginia Rosevelt  went to be with the Lord on Sunday April 5, 2020 while being treated at the Valley, Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas.

She was born July 1, 1926 In Topeka, Kansas and spent most of her life there, raising her family.  She had a wanderlust and moved several times from Kansas to California and South...

Apr 4, 2020

A tribute is not available at this time for Judy A. Cory. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mar 31, 2020

A tribute is not available at this time for Justin E. Douglas. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mar 28, 2020

A tribute is not available at this time for Cynthia K. Laskey. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mar 24, 2020

Pedro Herrera 92 passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.  He was born on September 26, 1927, in San Carlos Tamaulipas, Mexico to Delfino & Elisa de la Fuente Herrera. He retired from construction after 42 years.

Pedro was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings: Oscar Herrera, Roberto...

Mar 22, 2020

A tribute is not available at this time for Roger A. Barrus. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mar 22, 2020

Sgt Maj. William Edward Steigerwald, passed away into Jesus open arms on March 22,2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 yrs, Mary Katherine. They were devoted to each other.

William, 'Bill' was born in Dayton, Kentucky on May 2, 1925 to parents: Frank & Stella Steigerwald during the height of the Great Depression;...

Mar 22, 2020

Surrounded by his loving family, Francisco Villafuerte, 89, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at his home.

Francisco was born on August 22, 1930 to Enrique and Felicitas Villafuerte in San Benito, Texas.  He was a U. S. Army veteran and a retired farmer.  Francisco was of the Catholic faith and a faithful...

Mar 21, 2020

Jose Antonio Ortega (Tony) was 53 and living in Harlingen, TX when he went home to be with the heavenly father.

Tony is survived by his wife Raquel Ortega; children, Amber Rubio (AJ Garza), Juan Antonio Ortega (Rebecca Hernandez), Andrea Ortega, Abigail Ortega; grandchildren Juluisa Garza, Malachi Garza, parents Antonio and Jovita Ortega; siblings Diana Castillo and...

Mar 20, 2020

Janette Malm Nicol Born October 7, 1929 in Lyford, Texas to Swedish Immigrants in the Swedish Community of Stockholm on the farm of Ben & Hulda Malm.

She graduated from Lyford High School Class of 1946 and attended Durham’s Business College in Harlingen. On April 3, 1948 went to work for Texas Employers Insurance and retired in...

Mar 19, 2020

Manuela “Manuelita” Perez 85 passed away at home surrounded by family on Thursday, March 19, 2020. She was born in San Benito on August 28, 1934, to Mariano & Maria Parras Perez.

Manuelita was a proud graduate of San Benito High School, “once a Greyhound, always a Greyhound”. She was a lifelong member of St. Theresa Catholic...