Obituaries

May 25, 2016

Donna- Anastacia Morales, 47, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her residence in Donna. She was born June 26, 1969 to Gustavo & Lydia Morales in Reynosa, Tamps., MX.

Anastacia is survived by her daughters, Flor Esthela (Omar Cisneros) Morales, Lydia Imelda (Jesus) Silva and Francisco (Albino Perez) Bautista. She is also...

May 24, 2016

Elsa- San Juana Del Socorro Rubalcaba, 70, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Edinburg Regional Medical Center. She was born March 11, 1946 to Eleodoro & Maria Salinas in Mexico.

She is survived by her husband, Francisco Rubalcaba; son, Saul (Aida) Rubalcaba; daughter, Rosalinda (Mario) Jasso, 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Also...

May 22, 2016

Elsa- Reynaldo “Cheetah” Garza has passed away on the morning of May 22, 2016. He was 61 years old. He is survived by his daughters, Nicole Hathorn, Rena Gonzalez, and Ruby Palomin, and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Lupita Garcia from Elsa, brothers, Alexander “Pato” Garza, Ivan “Polin” Garza and Rolando Garza, and...

May 18, 2016

Edinburg

Maria de la Luz Ponce, 72, passed away May 18, 2016 at Edinburg Regional Medical Center. She was born October 17, 1943 in Mexico to Lorenzo and Timotea Ponce. She is survived by her sons, Norberto, Javier, Ignacio, Othoniel and Jorge L. Paz. She is also survived by her daughters,...

May 17, 2016

Mercedes- Leonardo Saenz, 74, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born December 27, 1941to Enrique & Estefana Saenz in Mercedes.

Leonardo is survived by his wife, Constancia Saenz; sons, Hector Lima, Jesus Saenz; daughters, Angelica (Rafael Matus) Saenz, Guadalupe (Guadalupe Salinas) Saenz, Lucia (Luis Hernandez)...

May 13, 2016

La Villa – San Juanita Amaro, 66, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Drs. Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg. She was born December 28, 1949 to Simon and Guillerma Amaro. She is preceded in death by parents, She is survived by her aunt (Mom) Blanca M. Vallejo, sisters, Lupita M. Vallejo and Melinda V. Salas. She is also survived...

May 8, 2016

La Villa- Dustin David Palomin, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2016 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg.

He is survived by his parents, David & Ruby Renee Palomin, Jr.; brothers, Darius David Palomin, Damon David Palomin; sisters, Delayne Renee Palomin and Delayah Renee Palomin. Also surviving him are maternal grandmother, Delia Jackson;...

May 7, 2016

Elsa – Reynaldo Carreon, 68, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his Elsa residence. He was born July 9, 1947 to Jesus & Trinidad Carreon, Jr. in Edcouch. Reynaldo is survived by children Maricela (David) Garcia, Linda Carreon, Sonia Carreon, Ruben Rivas, Junita Barajas, 6 grandchildren, 1 great-grand-daughter, and also surviving him...

May 5, 2016

Mercedes- Jesselyn Becerra, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco.

Jesselyn Becerra is survived by her parents, Jesus & Yvonne Becerra; brother, Jose Sanchez; sisters; Melanie Becerra and Faith Becerra.

Viewing will be held Friday, May 6, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m....

May 3, 2016

Elsa/McAllen- Domingo Ramirez passed away to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on May 3, 2016 at the age of 99. Domingo was born on March 25, 1917 in Brownsville, TX to Adrian and Nicolasa Ramirez. Most of his life he lived in Engleman Gardens north of Elsa, TX and in 1967 moved to Mile 15 between...

Apr 29, 2016

Edcouch- Emery Franklin Beasley, Jr., 61, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. He was born October 2, 1954 to Emery Beasley & Froilana Villarreal Breathour in Mercedes, TX.

He was employed at Subway and loved his job. He was a dog lover and enjoyed nurturing them...

Apr 23, 2016

EDINBURG- Federico Rafael Garza, 31, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. He was born April 20, 1985 to Federico & Irma Garza in Cadereyta Jiménez, N.L., MX.

Federico is survived by his girlfriend, Melarie Lozano; daughter, Aubrey Garza; stepdaughters, Kayla and Kalen Lozano; and parents. He...

Apr 19, 2016

Elsa- Leon Gomez, Jr., 67, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born September 28, 1948 to Leon & Petra Gomez, Sr. in Lake Odessa, MI.

Leon is survived by his sons, Leon Angel (Cathy) Gomez and Leonel (Frances) Gomez; daughter, Leonor Gomez and 9 grandchildren....

Apr 15, 2016

Weslaco- Maria Del Rosario Garcia, 70, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at her residence in Weslaco. She was born December 27, 1945 to Nasario & Maria Echavarria in Mexico.

Maria is survived by her husband, Heriberto Garcia; sons, Marco Antonio Garcia, Jorge Luis Garcia, Hector Gerardo Garcia, Heriberto Garcia, Jr., Nasario Garcia,...

Apr 10, 2016

Progreso- Josefa Flores, 52, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at her residence in Progreso. She was born March 19, 1964 to Raul H. & Maria Flores in Harlingen.

Josefa is survived by her husband Lionel Cantu; sons, Lionel Cantu, Jr., Eric Cantu, Simon Cantu, Christopher Rey Cantu; daughter and 5 grandchildren, Christina Cantu. She...

Apr 10, 2016

Elsa- Fidel C. Garza, 72, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Paxvilla Hospice Care in McAllen. He was born March 23, 1944 to Ignacio & Isabel Garza in Edcouch.

Fidel is survived by his sons, Fidel “Felix” (Olga Lisa) Garza, Jr., David (Martha) Garza, Jaime (Linda) Garza, Javier “Bay” (Sally) Garza; daughter,...

Apr 8, 2016

Monte Alto/Donna - Rene Garcia, 66, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at his residence in Donna. He was born May 7, 1949 to Pascual & Casimira Garcia in Edcouch.

Rene is survived by his wife, Orfelinda Garcia; son, Jesus Rene (Diana) Garcia, from Weslaco; daughters, Nelly Irene Garcia, from Donna; Abigail (Alex Anzaldua) Garcia,...

Apr 6, 2016

Mercedes- Natividad Granados, 45, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born April 20, 1970 to Jose & Maria Granados in Weslaco.

Natividad is survived by his wife, Norma Granados; sons, Christopher Granados and Nathan Granados; daughter, Amanda Cisneros; grandson, Brayden Cisneros; and mother. He is...

Apr 2, 2016

Edinburg- Catalina Manuela Sanchez, 73, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. She was born November 25, 1942 to Herminio & Araceli Sanchez in Mexico.

Catalina is survived by her daughter, Marivel Rodriguez; 4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 1 on the way; brothers, Fidel Sanchez and Andres...

Apr 1, 2016

La Villa- Veronica Leandro, 28, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 in Houston. She was born March 30, 1988 to Martin & Beatrice Leandro in McAllen.

Veronica is survived by her parents; brothers, Martin (Noemi Trejo) Leandro, Jr., Michael Leandro; her nephew, Jaycee Mathew Leandro and niece, Jaylynn Leandro. She is preceded in...