Obituaries

Emma Cortez Rivera

Emma Cortez Rivera

Mar 18, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Emma Cortez Rivera entered into eternal rest on Monday, the 18th of March 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. She was sixty-nine years of age.Emma was born in Brownsville, Texas on May 26, 1954, daughter of the late Rufino Rivera and Isabel Cortez Rivera. She worked at Haggar Clothing for twenty years. Her favorite pastime was playing bingo with...

Andy Lopez

Andy Lopez

Mar 12, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Andy Lopez entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, the 12th of March 2024 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. He was fifty-one years of age.Andy was a truck driver and enjoyed driving, rock music, and loved motorcycles.Preceding Andy in death was his daughter, Alaya Lopez; his father, Posidio Andres Lopez; and his sister, Mirtha Lopez.Survivors include...

Walter Frederick "Fred" Rathjen

Walter Frederick "Fred" Rathjen

Mar 8, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Walter Frederick “Fred” Rathjen was born in Brownsville, Texas on the 8th of March 1951 and passed peacefully on his birthday, Friday, the 8th of March 2024, at the age of seventy-three years.As a young boy, Fred lived in Matamoros, Mexico and loved sharing his fond memories of growing up there. It was during this time that...

Rosario Rodriguez

Rosario Rodriguez

Feb 25, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. –  In loving memory of a Rosario Rodriguez, a devoted single mother of three whose faith in Jesus illuminated every aspect of her life. Rosario was born on December 15, 1940, in Brownsville, Texas, and peacefully passed away on Sunday, the 25th of February 2024, in her hometown.

Rosario's journey began with early challenges, marrying young and subsequently finding...

Luz G. "Lucita" Ruiz

Luz G. "Lucita" Ruiz

Feb 24, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Luz G. “Lucita” Ruiz entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 24th of February 2024 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Lucita was born on July 13, 1929 in Guadalupe Victoria Durango, Mexico, daughter of the late Maria de Refugio Garcia and Francisco Gonzalez. She then came...

Virginia S. Diaz

Virginia S. Diaz

Feb 23, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Virginia S. Diaz entered into eternal rest on Friday, the 23rd of February 2024 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving husband and family after a courageous eighteen year battle with cancer. She was seventy-seven years of age.

Virginia was born in Matamoros, Mexico on May 21, 1946, daughter of the late Candelario Salinas...

Maria del Carmen Molina

Maria del Carmen Molina

Feb 21, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Maria del Carmen Molina of Brownsville, Texas, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, the 21st of February 2024. She was ninety-one years of age.

Maria del Carmen, born on July 18, 1932, was originally from San Benito, Texas, lived in Tucson, Arizona before returning to what became her home in Brownsville, Texas. She was the daughter...

Rogelio "Roy" Alaniz

Rogelio "Roy" Alaniz

Feb 18, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Rogelio "Roy" Alaniz passed away peacefully on Sunday, the 18th of February 2024, in the comfort of his home at the age of seventy-two.

He was born to Alberto and Elsie Garza Alaniz on October 18, 1951, in San Juan, Texas, where his love for family grew. He was a beloved educator known for his generosity, humor, and...

CPT Sergio C. "Tati" Ramirez

CPT Sergio C. "Tati" Ramirez

Feb 16, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – CPT Sergio C. “Tati” Ramirez was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He left this world too soon on Friday, the 16th of February 2024, after a sudden and brief illness at the age of seventy. 

Sergio was born to Rosa and Adolfo Ramirez in Baja California. After graduating from Reseda High School in Southern California,...

Belinda Ann Guerra

Belinda Ann Guerra

Feb 13, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Our Earth Angel, Belinda, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, the 13th of February 2024. Affectionately called Pita by her family, she was born on November 6, 1958 at Harlingen Air Force Base, Harlingen, Texas to Ruben and Berta Guerra. She lived a full and extensive life encountering many obstacles, but her family never failed...

Delia González

Delia González

Feb 12, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Delia González entered into eternal rest on Monday, the 12th of February 2024.

Preceding Delia in death were her parents, Maria and Emilio González; her siblings, Reynaldo Gonzales, Gloria Oliveira, Maria “Fela” Walters, and Enrique C. "Henry" González; and several nephews.

Survivors include her siblings Emiliano (Julieta) Gonzales, Carlos (Hilda) Gonzales, and Carmen Urquhart; as well as numerous nieces,...

Juan C. Perez

Juan C. Perez

Feb 10, 2024

BAYTOWN, TX. - Juan C. Perez entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 10th of February 2024 in the comfort of his Baytown residence surrounded by his loving family. He was seventy-five years of age.

Juan was born in Harlingen, Texas on November 15, 1948, son of the late Juan and Laurentina Cardenas Perez. He worked with the Cameron County Sheriff’s...

Eliseo Ruiz, Jr., Ph.D.

Eliseo Ruiz, Jr., Ph.D.

Feb 2, 2024

LOS FRESNOS, TX. – Eliseo Ruiz, Jr., Ph.D. has been taken by angels to heaven to be greeted by his family and friends. He died on Friday, the 2nd of February 2024 in his home, with his family, by the beautiful garden he tended to over the years. He was eighty-one years old.

Eliseo was born in Bishop, Texas and grew...

The Honorable René O. Oliveira

The Honorable René O. Oliveira

Jan 23, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – The Honorable René O. Oliveira, 68, our beloved father, grandfather, son, brother, cousin, and friend, entered into the glory of his eternal rest on Tuesday, the 23rd of January 2024. 

René was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas before attending The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated both as an undergraduate and from The University of...

Hector Silva

Hector Silva

Jan 20, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Hector Silva entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 20th of January 2024 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. He was seventy years of age.

Hector was born on May 23, 1953 in Brownsville, Texas, son of Marcelino B. Silva and Esther Noyola Silva. While in high school, Hector met the love...

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