Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Mar 26, 2008

Harlingen, TX: Eva Rotner Fisch died Wednesday morning, March 26, after a brief illness. She was 93 years old. Eva was born in Beacon, New York, the first of 4 children of Nathan and Tillie Rotner. Her parents were part of the wave of immigration that brought millions to our shores from Eastern Europe in the first years of the...

Mar 24, 2008

Vikki A. Montgomery Wells San Benito, TX: Vikki Wells, 57, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 24, 2008 surrounded by her loving family at Valley Baptist Medical Center.  She was born to Richard T. Montgomery, Sr., and Ethel Sellers Montgomery in Floresville, Texas on March 22, 1951. She was preceded in death by her Dad, Richard...

Mar 23, 2008

Harlingen: LeRoy Cole, 94, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Retama Manor Nursing Home in Harlingen. LeRoy was born on January 18, 1914 in Normangee, Texas to Ed and Ada Cole.  He moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1925 and attended schools in Edinburgh, TX.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, served with the Calvary F...

Mar 22, 2008

Combes, TX: “Betsy” Walters, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 22, 2008.  She was born November 15, 1915 in Ben Arnold, Texas to Gustave Wendell and Florence Martin Ries.  Her family was a pioneering family in the Combes area.  She is survived by three brothers, Edgar Howard and Sacks Ries. She was preceded in death...

Mar 20, 2008

Laguna Vista, TX: Jean Hurd peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 20, 2008 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born to Benjamin Lewis and Bessie May Quillin in Wynona, Oklahoma on March 20, 1933. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters Teresa Hurd Gross and Charlene Hurd Campos; her grandchildren, Thomas & Jaime Campos...

Mar 19, 2008

Harlingen, TX: Peggy Jeanne Boggus passed away Tuesday, March 19 at the age of 80.  She was at home with her family when she lost a long-fought battle with lung disease.  Peggy was born on December 19, 1927 in Houston, Texas and was the only child of B.W. and Blanche Long.  She is preceded in death by her parents and...

Mar 17, 2008

Santa Rosa: Mattie Elizabeth Moses, 98, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008 at Harlingen Medical Center. Mattie was born on August 22, 1909 in Econtuchka, Oklahoma to John and Janie Newton.  She moved to Santa Rosa in July of 1931 to begin farming with her brother. She was a former President of WSCS later UMW, President of Home Demonstration Club...

Mar 16, 2008

Vivian Pauline “Polly” Callaway Madden HARLINGEN: Polly Madden, age 87, quietly passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008 at her home in Harlingen, Texas. Polly Madden was born in Perrin, Texas to Richard T. and Emma Lou Callaway.  Soon after, her family moved to Harlingen where her father built their home and she was raised with her three younger brothers, Richard...

Mar 16, 2008

Verdelle C. Wiegand Santa Rosa/Harlingen – Verdelle Carolyn Wiegand passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008, in Harlingen, TX.  She was born on July 4, 1934, in Santa Rosa, Texas, the seventh of eight children to Frederick L. and Ora C. Gaertner Wiegand.  She attended public schools in Santa Rosa where she graduated in 1951. After taking business courses at Edinburg...

Mar 16, 2008

Portland, OR/Harlingen, TX: Kevin Caldwell Stoll, 28, a counselor for young adults, passed away on March 16, 2008 at his residence in Portland, Oregon. Kevin was following his dreams of helping others and living life to the fullest.  Kevin was born on May 12, 1979 in San Benito, Texas and graduated from Harlingen High School South in 1997.  He attended...

Mar 14, 2008

Rancho Viejo, TX Louis Martin Christensen, born October 17, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away in Harlingen, Texas March 14, 2008. He was predeceased by his parents Louis Martin Christensen, Sr., and Juliet Thiele Christensen, and a son, Louis Martin Christensen, III. Lou Christensen attended The University of Toledo, where he met his wife of 51 years; he was...

Mar 13, 2008

Plano/Harlingen, TX: John Martindale Rowland, Jr. broke life’s bounds and returned to his Heavenly Home on March 13, 2008. He rejoined his love and life companion Helen, who had preceded him to her Eternal Reward. John was a native Texan, born in San Antonio on Valentines Day (Feb. 14, 1919). For the majority of his life, Deep South Texas in...

Mar 11, 2008

Dateline: Harlingen: Celia H. Sandin Beamer, passed away at her residence in Harlingen on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. She was born October 15, 1911 in Cleveland, OH to Mary Wisnieske Panek and Konstantine Panek.  The eldest of nine siblings, she was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Carl, Henry, Ted, Tom, Daniel, John and Edward; sisters, Betty Myers and...

Mar 10, 2008

Laureles, TX: Petra C. Cruz journeyed to heaven to be with her Lord on March 10, 2008. She was born on May 13, 1931 to Federico and Rosa Cisneros in Los Fresnos, Texas. She had the heart of a servant, and her family and friends sought her nurturing and love. She loved to garden and crochet.  She also loved to...

Mar 7, 2008

Harlingen: Jesse Raymond Franks, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on March 7, 2008. He had been a Harlingen resident for more than 50 years. Raymond was born on November 8, 1916 in Lockhart, TX to Jesse Langford Franks and Cora Ethel Magee. He was raised in Sparenberg, TX and also resided in San Diego, CA before moving to...

Mar 5, 2008

Anna Lee Wooten SAN ANGELO, TX: Anna Lee Wooten went home to her Lord, Wednesday in San Angelo, Texas. Anna Lee was born November 26, 1927 in Ocoee, Tennessee. She was the third child of Bill J. and Bertha Lewis. Anna Lee graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1945 in Bradley County, TN. The previous year, she applied for...

Mar 2, 2008

Mar 1, 2008

Harlingen, TX. William Booth, Jr., 65, entered into rest on Saturday at his residence in Harlingen. William was born on January 14, 1943 in McKeesport, PA to William and Helen Booth, Jr. He proudly serves his country in the United Stated Air Force during the Vietnam War where he received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Good Conduct...

Feb 27, 2008

Dateline: Harlingen:  Lula Mildred Curry, wife of Jess Curry for 54 years, passed away February 27, 2008 about 7:30 A.M..  Lou was born in Madill, OK on September 11, 1931.  She spent her early years at Madill and Pryor, OK.  At age 22 she met Jess Curry in Oklahoma City and they married in Gainsville, TX on February 5, 1954. ...

Feb 26, 2008

San Benito, Texas Claudio Marroquin Gonzales, 76, a lifelong resident of San Benito, went home to Our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Claudio had been active in politics when he was younger, serving as a city commissioner and Mayor Protem for the city of San Benito. He worked for Pittsburgh Paint and Glass Co. for 25 years...