Obituaries

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...

Feb 21, 2024

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 of the late...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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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BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Albert C. Balli entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 10th of January 2024 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was sixty-one years of age.

Albert was born in Brownsville, Texas on January 28, 1962, son of the late Jesus Balli, Sr. and Dora Cortez Balli. He was a certified nursing assistant...

Jan 9, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. —  Pedro Enrique Garza González entró en el descanso eterno el martes 09 de enero de 2024 en Olmito, Texas. Tenía setenta y cuatro años.

Pedro nació el 01 de abril de 1949 en Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México, hijo de Pedro Garza y Olivia González. 

La Misa Funeral se celebrará a las dos de la tarde del jueves 11...

Jan 4, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Nuestra querida madre, Olga Pérez Espinosa, fue a encontrarse con Nuestro Señor el 4 de enero de 2024 a la edad de 93 años. Fue una madre maravillosa, siempre estuvo ahí cuando la necesitabamos y es amada entrañablemente por muchos familiares y amigos.

Nació el 24 de octubre de 1930 en Crystal City, Texas, hija de Rafael...

Jan 2, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Leonard Neal Reese, affectionately known as Lenny or Len, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, the 2nd of January 2024 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was sixty-eight years of age.

Leonard was born in Aransas Pass, Texas on August 19, 1955, son of John Paul Reese and Frances Deason Reese. The family later...

Dec 31, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Rosa Linda Gomez entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 31st of December 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was fifty-two years of age.

Rosa was born in Brownsville, Texas on August 13, 1971, and raised by her late grandfather, Nemecio Perales. She attended local schools and went on...

Dec 24, 2023

 

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Mary Rose Cardenas, 92, died December 24, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas. Born in Mercedes, Texas in 1931, Mary Rose Cardenas was the oldest of four children. Her father managed a hardware store and sold insurance in Brownsville where he raised his family. The family had no luxuries but managed despite the depression years.

Graduating from Brownsville...

Dec 20, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Olga Gutierrez Gavito, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, the 20th of December 2023 – her 94th birthday. She was surrounded by her loving daughters, son-in-law, and grandchildren at her home in Brownsville, Texas.

Olga was born to Antonio Cavazos Gutierrez and Isabel Gutierrez Gutierrez in La...