Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Arnoldo Farias, Sr.
Jun 14, 2020
Arnoldo Farias, Sr. 87 passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020. Arnoldo was born in San Benito on February 19, 1933, to Dionicio & Lydia Longoria Farias.
Arnoldo was of the Catholic Faith and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He received his Bachelors Degree in Education from Pan American University in Edinburg and...
Ruth Virginia Porucznik (Waters)
Jun 13, 2020
Ruth was born in Raymondville, Texas on November 7, 1926 and passed away on June 13, 2020 away in Pflugerville, Texas, after a long illness. She was the daughter of Luke David Waters and Henrietta King Waters (Durham). She grew up in Harlingen, Texas with her family, the family loved going to the beach and visiting her grandfather George...
Robert Leon Daniell
Jun 13, 2020
Robert Leon Daniell, 89, passed away June 13, 2020 in Harlingen Texas. Leon was born October 28, 1930 in Baird Texas to Carl and Mary Lou Daniell. Leon graduated from Baird High School in 1948 where he enlisted in the United States Navy. After being Honorably Discharged from the military, he met his beautiful wife Loretta Jones...
Dennis Donald Kuchinski
Jun 13, 2020
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Idalia Garcia Montalvo
Jun 11, 2020
Idalia Garcia Montalvo, 90, passed away on June 11, 2020. She was born in San Benito, Texas on August 15, 1929 to Alfredo & Anatascia Garcia.
Idalia was co-owner of Montalvo’s Lumber Company. She enjoyed reading, dancing, shopping and was of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband Alfredo R. Montalvo,...
Geane B. Gill
Jun 9, 2020
Geane was born in Warrenton, Virginia September 19, 1925. He and his surviving wife Darlene met in Washington D.C. during World War II and were together over seventy-five years. Geane was in the Normandy Invasion aboard Mine Sweeper USS YMS 382 that blew the mines before the landing of Utah Beach.
Geane and Darlene traveled extensively while...
Charles E. Hancock, Jr.
Jun 7, 2020
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Andrew W. Ayoub
Jun 7, 2020
Andrew William Ayoub was born October 22, 1953 in San Benito, TX. His father Jack Ayoub was a son of Lebanese emigrants and his mother Virginia Zepeda was a decedent of Spanish land-grant and Mexican emigrants. His cultural heritage played an important influence in who Andy was. Being the middle child of an older brother and younger sister taught...
Felicita Torres Gonzales
Jun 6, 2020
Felicita Torres Gonzales, 93, was called home on June 6, 2020. Born on November 20, 1926, she was the eldest of six girls, with her identical twin sister Guadalupe minutes behind her. Together this very unique pair were raised in Rio Hondo, TX. They were among the first Hispanic women to graduate from Rio Hondo High School and each...
Fredesvinda "Linda" Gutierrez
Jun 6, 2020
Fredesvinda “Linda” Gutierrez 54 passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, at her residence surround by family. She was born on October 4, 1965, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico to Narciso C. Ibarra & Celia Lopez Ibarra.
Her parents Narciso & Celia Ibarra preceded Linda in death.
Left to cherish her memory will be her husband Juan...
Lelia D. Martin
Jun 4, 2020
1927-2020
Lelia passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado.
Lelia was born November 2, 1927 to Elza Ernest Hobson and Pearl Marie Ellis. She was the oldest of their three children. Her parents, sister, Ruby Fern Horak and brother, Carl Leroy Hobson precede her in...
Rose Mary Strong
Jun 4, 2020
Rose Mary Gray Strong, 76, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Rose Mary was born in Harlingen, TX on June 20, 1943 to William J. “Bill” Gray and Kizzie Curry Gray.
Rose Mary was known for her kindness and dedication to caring for others. She was a licensed vocational nurse and retired from Valley Baptist Medical...
Irma Resendez Zamora
Jun 1, 2020
Irma Resendez Zamora 64 passed away in Birmingham, Alabama on June 1, 2020. She was born on August 7, 1955, in San Benito, Texas to Juan & Josefa Resendez.
Irma was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, shopping, cooking, and a puzzle solver.
She was preceded in death by her parents...
Sharon Sato
Jun 1, 2020
Sharon Lynne Sato, 72, of Los Fresnos, Texas passed away on June 1, 2020, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Kay Otsuki Sato. Sharon was born on July 23, 1947, in Brigham City, Utah. She was laid to rest at a private family service...
Yolanda "Yoli" Sheldon Galvan
May 31, 2020
Yolanda “Yoli” Sheldon Galvan, 80, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday morning, May 31, 2020. She was born February 10, 1940 in Brownsville, Texas to Manuel Medina Sheldon and Nieves Hernandez Sheldon.
Yoli graduated from Brownsville High School in 1959, retired from the University of Texas at Austin, and was a member...
James L. Wiles
May 31, 2020
Harlingen: The well-lived life of James L. Wiles ended Sunday, May 31, 2020 with his death at age 86 from Alzheimer’s disease at Valley View Assisted Living in Harlingen, TX. He was born in Aberdeen, SD August 2, 1933 to Grace and Raymond Wiles.
Jim joined the Navy after graduating from Watertown High School in South Dakota....
Bobby Morrow
May 30, 2020
Bobby Morrow, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Harlingen, TX with his family by his side. Bobby was born on October 15, 1935 in Rangerville, TX to the late B.F. and Mattie Lucille Morrow where he grew up farming and chasing down jack rabbits.
Bobby was a humble and gracious...
James "Jim" M. Boykin
May 29, 2020
James Milton Boykin, 84, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020. James was born in Santa Rosa, TX on July 3, 1935 to I.W. and Claudia Mae Boykin. He was known by several nicknames over the years which were Dickie, Jim, Tex, and Mr. B.
James spent his early years in the Harlingen area until he joined...
Betty L. Rand
May 25, 2020
La Feria: Betty L. Rand, 94, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020. She was born on October 17, 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter A. Rand, Jr., her step-son Ronald Douglas Gauld, and step-son James Bruce Gauld.
She is survived by her daughter, Koreen Mefferd of La...
Micaela Rodriguez
May 25, 2020
Micaela Rodriguez 94, passed away at her residence surrounded by family Monday, May 25, 2020. She was born in Harlingen, Texas to Juan & Antonia Cano on December 29, 1925. Micaela was of the Catholic faith.
Her husband Canuto Rodriguez, her children Enrique Rodriguez, San Juanita Gonzalez, and Pedro Rodriguez preceded her in death.
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