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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Esteban C. Vasquez
Jan 21, 2018
Esteban C. Vasquez 65, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed into eternal life on Sunday, January 21, 2018. He was born on August 6, 1952 to Esteban & Maria de Jesus Vasquez. Esteban was lifelong member of the Church of Christ of San Benito and worked for twenty-five years as a salesman in the Hospitality Industry....
Rafael G. Loera
Jan 17, 2018
Rafael G. Loera went home on January 17, 2018, to Heaven, to the land of Love, Light, and Gladness. He was 85 years old and was a lifelong resident of Los Fresnos, Texas.
Rafael is survived by his daughters, Dora Lee Lozano (Carlos Cruz) and Irma Arismendi (Javier Martinez); three grandchildren, Vicente (Veronica) Arismendi III, Catherine Arenas,...
Frank Burns
Jan 15, 2018
Frank Burns died on Monday morning, January 15, 2018 just 12 days shy of his 89th birthday. God in His gracious goodness allowed him to live in his home of 66 years with loving care until the very end.
Frank Vaun Burns was born at home on January 27, 1929 in the Stuart Place area to Robert...
Charles Martin Kilbourn Sr.
Jan 13, 2018
Charles Martin Kilbourn, Sr., 78, passed away Saturday, January 13th, at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Charles was born April 6, 1939 to Frank and Ruby Kilbourn, and was a life-long resident of Harlingen.
Charles’ first love was his wife LaRue. Married in 1957, Charles and LaRue were devoted husband and wife for more than 60 years.
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Joyce Ilene Kahns Hanschu
Jan 13, 2018
Harlingen, TX
February 22, 1934 to January 13, 2018
Joyce Ilene Kahns Hanschu was born on February 22, 1934 in Navarre, Kansas to Rudy and Hanna Kahns. She passed away at the age of 83 on January 13, 2018 from Congestive Heart Failure. She was married to loving and devoted husband, Leonard Fredrick Hanschu for...
Guadalupe O. (Ortega) Garza
Jan 11, 2018
Guadalupe O. Garza, 86, passed away in Rio Hondo, Texas on January 11, 2018. She was born to Luis Mendez Lopez and Juana Hernandez Ortega in Tampico, Mexico on April 29, 1931. She was a nurse midwife, foster parent, and a homemaker.
Guadalupe is survived by her son, Jesse Garza; daughters, Leticia Garza Pena and Diana Garza...
Ernest Esparza Escobar
Jan 10, 2018
Ernest “Ernie” Escobar gained his wings to eternal life on January 10th, 2018, now at peace with his only son, Robert “Escy” Escobar. Ernie was born on February 13, 1958 to Eloy and Guillermina Esparza Escobar. He moved to Houston on August 16, 1977, which immediately became home.
He began his career as a Supervisor at Anheuser...
Maria De Jesus (Mendoza) Gonzales
Jan 10, 2018
Maria De Jesus Gonzales, 78, a longtime resident of San Benito, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Houston, Texas. She was born to Jose Tereso Mendoza and Elena Oliva on February, 17, 1939 in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico. She worked for many years as a seamstress.
Maria is survived by her children, Maria Teresa (Agustin)...
Marianne B. Welch
Jan 10, 2018
Marianne Barcus Welch, a long-time resident of San Benito, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at the age of 91. She was born Oct. 3, 1926, in Dallas. She is survived by her husband, best friend and soul-mate Richard H. Welch, whom she married 68 years ago. Mrs. Welch is also survived by son Andy Welch (Lisa) of Georgetown,...
Nancy Alice Beck
Jan 4, 2018
Nancy was born in Weslaco, TX to Robert and Velma Dicus on July 9, 1935. She had two older sisters and after birth she was joined by four sisters and four brothers. Nancy graduated from La Feria High School Class of 1953. Nancy graduated Harlingen Beauty College and became an accomplished hair stylish in Austin, TX. Nancy could teach...
Eleanor Downing Lemons
Jan 4, 2018
Eleanor Downing Lemons passed away in her home on January 4, 2018, after a fruitful life. Daughter Patricia Hargrove was at her side.
Eleanor Sturgeon was born in Saskatchewan, Canada on October 25, 1918. In 1928 she moved to Iowa with her mother and younger sister Carmen. She lived her teen years with her Aunt Mary Sturgeon...
William Edward Houston
Jan 3, 2018
William Edward “Bill” Houston, age 94, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Valley View Senior Living in Harlingen, Texas. All who knew him recognized him by his friendly nature and “Iwo Jima Survivor” hat that he faithfully wore.
He was born July 24, 1923 in Lamesa, TX to Ira Edward and...
Barbara Weaver
Jan 2, 2018
Whether running the Waco Cafeteria with her mother Opal during WWII, corralling a Cub Scout den, helping her son raise show steers and an orphaned calf, or enjoying time at South Padre Island. Barbara Weaver was always the epitome of a refined lady. A devoted mother and grandmother, she always cared deeply of her family with strength and elegance....
Brenda Ann Henderson
Dec 31, 2017
Brenda Ann Henderson, of Largo, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2017. She was born in Harlingen, Texas on November 26, 1962 to Raymond Henderson and Shirley Duerfeldt (Helmer).
Brenda was a graduate of San Benito High School Class of 1981 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas State University...
Raquel A. "Rachel" Cavazos
Dec 31, 2017
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10
Raquel A. (Rachel) Cavazos, 60, passed away December 31, 2017 in Harlingen, Texas. Rachel was born on January 27, 1957 to Manuel & Martina Cavazos in San Benito, Texas.
Rachel is preceded in death by her parents and...
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