Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Eliseo G. Garza
May 17, 2015
RIO HONDO/SAN BENITO, TX. – Cpl Eliseo G. Garza, Jr. USMC, born on September 10, 1991, died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Quantico, Virginia. He was 23. Eliseo, Jr. was actively serving our nation as a corporal enlisted with the United States Marine Corps, stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico located in Quantico, Virginia. He enjoyed drawing, watching...
Jackie L. Woodall
May 16, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Jackie “Peggy” Lee Woodall, 86, passed away on May 16, 2015 at her residence. Peggy was born August 12, 1929 in Mission, TX to Jack West and Gwendolyn Harris West. She was a member of the Eastern Star and a longtime member of Parkdale Baptist Church. Peggy enjoyed drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, and working on the yard. She...
Robert H. Burgan
May 15, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Robert Horace Burgan passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Harlingen, Texas, at the age of 93. Bob was the son of Horace J. and M. Ruth Dorsett Burgan and was born on March 25, 1922, in Long Pine, Nebraska. The family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, when he was five years old. He completed his elementary through...
Eustolia B. Rodriguez
May 12, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Eustolia B. Rodriguez, age 91, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at La Hacienda Healthcare in Harlingen, Texas. A memorial mass will take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the St. Theresa Catholic Church at ten o'clock in the morning. Interment will then follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito. San Benito Funeral...
Serena Walker
May 10, 2015
Ft. Worth/Harlingen, TX: Serena Walker, 88, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Ft. Worth, Texas, where she had been living near her family. She was born on February 5, 1927, to Leslie and Euretha Mauney Smith in Harlingen, Texas. After graduating from Harlingen High School, Serena attended the University of Texas where she met Harold Walker, who would...
Beatrice R. Griffis
May 8, 2015
Harlingen: Beatrice R. Griffis, 90, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at The Victoria House. Bea, a Texas native was born in Petrolia, TX on August 17, 1924, and attended school in the Wichita Falls, TX, area. She married Ralph L. Griffis in January 1949 and traveled with him as he moved about the country in the construction industry. Bea...
Helen V. Christensen
May 6, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Helen Virginia Christensen, 95, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Windsor Atrium in Harlingen, Texas. Helen was born on September 14, 1919 in Racine, Wisconsin to Carl and Sarah Swanson. She studied voice at the Wisconsin College of Music for six years, as well as journalism at the technical college, and wrote for the Racine...
Maxine Alexander Dodson
May 3, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Maxine Alexander Dodson, age 99, of San Benito went to be with The Lord Sunday, May 3, 2015. Maxine was born on September 15, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Alexander in Beaumont, Texas who came to San Benito in the early 1920’s. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Burford H....
Mary Belle Scoggins
May 2, 2015
Harlingen: Mary Belle Barbara Foelker Scoggins, 86, passed away after a short battle with cancer on May 2, 2015. She was born on December 3, 1928 to Walter and Rose Foelker. She was raised in Rio Hondo where she graduated High School. She attended Southmost College in Brownsville and pursued a career as a phlebotomist. Mary Belle married Robert Milton...
Robert B. Lapka
Apr 29, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Robert B. Lapka peacefully passed away on April 29, 2015. Robert was born in Cornberg, Germany on March 30, 1947. Bob and his parents immigrated to La Porte, Indiana in 1950. They later moved to Chicago, Illinois where Bob attended St. Nicholas Cathedral School and graduated from St. Philips. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago. Bob...
Robert Eugene Brink
Apr 28, 2015
RANCHO VIEJO, TX. – Robert Eugene Brink, born on Tuesday, May 19, 1925, died on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. He was 89. He met the love of his life, Doris, and married her on June 26, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri. They were happily married for fifty-two years. Robert served his country...
Jack W. Walker
Apr 26, 2015
Rancho Viejo, TX: Jack William Walker died peacefully in Harlingen, TX on April 26th, 2015 at the age of 72. Jack is survived by brother, Richard Walker, his Sons Jason and Jonathan Walker, and his grandchildren Dillon, Jack, Max, Mackenzy Walker, and Tyler Correu. He is preceded in death by his wife Barbara Walker (Brooks) of Rancho Viejo, TX. Jack...
Nelda Marlene Williams
Apr 24, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Nelda Marlene Williams, 76, passed away April 24, 2015 at Retama Manor in Harlingen, TX. Marlene was born May 4, 1939 in Schram City, Illinois to Claude Roe and Ida Almeda Murphy Roe. She attended and graduated high school in Vandalia, Illinois and married Lorrie G. Williams on June 23, 1957. Marlene was of the Baptist faith and...
Cecil A Ashley
Apr 24, 2015
Harlingen: Cecil Arthur Ashley, 84, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at his residence in Harlingen, TX after a lengthy illness. Cecil was born on December 30, 1930 in Edgar Township, Illinois to Lawrence and Gladys Ashley. He graduated from Goshen College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and from the Fuller Theological Seminary. He then served in the US...
Leopoldo G. Soto
Apr 19, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Leopoldo G. Soto died on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Harlingen Medical Center. He was 67. His parents, Isidro Soto and Santos Garcia; and brother, Tomas Garcia, precede him in death. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Soto; children Beatris Martinez, Leopoldo Soto, Jr., Rigoberto Soto, and Elizabeth Cano; nineteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and siblings Cristina Alonzo,...
