Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Marco Antonio (Tony) Lara
Aug 6, 2019
Marco Antonio (Tony) Lara went home to be with the Lord at the age of 81. He was born on July 12, 1938 to the late Consuelo D. and Pedro A. Lara. He is survived by his wife Marie Helen Lara, son Dr. Marco Antonio Lara Jr., daughter-in-law Maribel (Molly) Lara, grandsons Marco A. Lara III, Jonathan (Fernanda) Lara,...
SFC Gilberto G. Garcia (U.S. Army, Ret.)
Aug 3, 2019
SFC Gilberto G. Garcia (U.S. Army, Ret.) passed from this life on Saturday, August 3, 2019 in Harlingen, Texas. He was born to Calixto and Eluteria Garza Garcia on March 7, 1953 in Harlingen.
He saw deployments to the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Persian Gulf War, and Cyprus/Turkey Conflict. Gilberto proudly served his...
Edwin "Dutch" Harvey
Aug 3, 2019
Edwin Charles “Dutch” Harvey was born on December 1st, 1944 in Sioux Falls, SD, the son of Roy and Clara (Schriever) Harvey. Dutch left Sioux Falls to join his father in La Feria, TX where he met the love of his life Carolyn Thomas. He was a graduate of La Feria High School class of 1963 where he was...
Federico Oviedo
Aug 3, 2019
Federico Oviedo, 83, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at his home in San Benito, Texas. He was born to Jose Andres and Josefina Torres Oviedo on March 2, 1936 in San Benito.
Federico was a proud Greyhound having graduated from San Benito High School. He was a U. S. Army veteran and was retired from the...
Olivia G. Rios
Jul 31, 2019
Olivia G. Rios 90 passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on September 8, 1928 in Brownsville, Texas to Jose & Marcelina Vasquez Garza.
Her husband Jose Rios, parents, Lisa Rios, Jose Rios, Jr., Maria Belen Vela, Juan Antonio Rios, Ricardo Garcia, Antonio Garcia, and Jacinto Vela preceded Olivia...
Karen J. Mabry
Jul 30, 2019
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Feliciana Cortez
Jul 26, 2019
Feliciana Cortez 91 passed away Friday, July 26, 2019. She was born in San Benito on June 6, 1928 to Salvador & Josefa Garcia Cortez.
Feliciana was employed at South Texas Hospital for 38 years and was a lifelong member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in San Benito.
Her parents Josefa & Salvador Cortez; Paula...
Paul J. Wolff
Jul 23, 2019
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Sheila R Bradstreet
Jul 21, 2019
Sheila R. Bradstreet, 78, formally of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen.
Sheila R. (Olesen) Bradstreet was born June 26, 1941, the daughter of Edwin and Jane Olesen of Alameda, CA. As a child Sheila lived in Seattle, WA and Indianapolis, IN, prior to...
Maria Ponce
Jul 20, 2019
María Ponce passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2019. She was born on February 26, 1956 in San Benito, Texas to Gerónimo and Aurora Sánchez Ponce.
Maria was a retired healthcare professional having worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for 30 years. She was of the Catholic faith and attended Our Lady Queen of the Universe...
Susan G. Hamby
Jul 18, 2019
Susan Gayle Hamby (Sue) passed away peacefully surrounded by family in the early morning hours of July 18, 2019. She was born to Ruby Nell Hunter and Thomas Frank Denson on November 28, 1944. She graduated in 1963 from La Marque High School at the age of 18. Two years later, she met the man she would marry and...
Jerry A. Roberts
Jul 15, 2019
Jerry Alan Roberts
Harlingen
Jerry A. Roberts, 77, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 29, 1942 to Ed and Nannie B. (Anderson) Roberts. He grew up in Rio Hondo, TX. Jerry joined the army after high school and served his country honorably. Upon leaving the service, he moved to Houston, TX and began his...
Marian Bridgette Mackie
Jul 13, 2019
Marian Bridgette Mackie was 88 and living in Plano, Texas when she passed away but had lived in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Port Isabel, Mission, McAllen, Pharr and Dallas, Texas. She passed away at Carrera Skilled Nursing Facility in Plano, Texas from natural causes on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Marian was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska....
Larry D. Rozell
Jul 13, 2019
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Bartolo Olivares
Jul 12, 2019
Bartolo Olivares, 84, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, July 12, 2019 at Retama Manor Nursing Center in Harlingen, Texas. A native of Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico, Bartolo was the son of Ramon and Ventura Hernandez Olivares.
He retired after more than twenty years of service to the Valley Morning Star. In his spare time, he found...
Minerva (Saldana) Rosales
Jul 11, 2019
Minerva S. Rosales, 77, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her home in San Benito surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 13, 1942 to Raul and Beatris Ramirez Saldana in San Benito.
Minerva loved spending quality time with her grandchildren. When she was not spoiling them, she enjoyed...
Alicia Arenas de Padilla
Jul 9, 2019
Alicia Arenas Padilla went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Candido Aguilar, Tamaulipas, México. A longtime resident of San Benito, Alicia was born on February 6, 1945 in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, México and was the daughter of the late José Modesto Arenas and the late María Elena Garcia de Arenas.
Alicia...
Arthur Gee
Jul 9, 2019
Arthur Pearce Gee, 68, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. As an incredible husband, father, grandfather and mentor, Art touched the lives of many through the years. He grew up in Yoakum, Texas and spent all of his life in the Lone Star State. Early on in his life, Art...
Norma Madden
Jul 8, 2019
Norma Lee (Bode) Madden, 79, of San Benito, TX, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 in Bastrop, TX. Norma was born on May 23, 1940 to Truett and Elerene Roberts.
After graduating from San Benito High School, she married Herbert Bode and resided in Los Fresnos, TX. They had two children, Debbie and Walter. She...
Michael "Mike" F. Mattar
Jul 8, 2019
On Monday morning, July 8, 2019, Michael Fred Mattar left his temporary earthly home in Harlingen, Texas and moved to his long awaited Heavenly home to be with Jesus Christ- his brother, best friend and Savior.
Mike was born March 4, 1951 in Weslaco, Texas to Fred and Marguerite John Mattar. He graduated from high school in...
