Obituaries

Christopher Marvin Piercy

Christopher Marvin Piercy

Jun 26, 2023

MAGNOLIA, TX. – Christopher Marvin Piercy, loving husband, father, son, friend, and a brother to us all, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, the 26th of June 2023 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was fifty-two years of age.

Christopher, affectionately known as Charlie Papa, Cono, and Cactus Jack, was born in Würzburg, Germany on June 30,...

Fidela Gorena

Fidela Gorena

Jun 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - “Love the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5

On Wednesday, the 21st of June 2023, Fidela Gorena eagerly went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She was eighty-eight years of age.

Fidela was born in San Benito, Texas on March 7, 1935, and...

Eloisa Fernandez Gonzalez

Eloisa Fernandez Gonzalez

Jun 15, 2023

LOS FRESNOS, TX. – Eloisa Fernandez Gonzalez entered into eternal on Thursday, the 15th of June 2023 in the comfort of her Los Fresnos residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Sra. Gonzalez was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 15, 1929, daughter of the late Pedro Fernandez and Maria De Lourdez Jimenez Fernandez....

Sylvia Rocha Villarreal

Sylvia Rocha Villarreal

Jun 11, 2023

ALVIN, TX. – Sylvia Rocha Villarreal, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 11th of June 2023 at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas surrounded by her loving family. She was sixty-seven years of age.

Sylvia was born in Brownsville, Texas on February 9, 1956, daughter of the late Leonardo C....

Mary LaVonne Hotcaveg

Mary LaVonne Hotcaveg

May 24, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Mary LaVonne Hotcaveg was called home by our Lord on Wednesday, the 24th of May 2023, at the age of eighty-four.

Mary was born in Sioux City, Iowa, daughter of Ralph and Wahnitta M. Holdcroft. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Howard T. Hotcaveg; her son, Steven J. Hotcaveg; her parents, Ralph and Wahnitta...

Eugenio Andres Garcia, Sr.

Eugenio Andres Garcia, Sr.

May 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Eugenio Andres Garcia, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 21st of May 2023 in Brownsville, Texas. He was eighty-four years of age.

Eugenio was born in Brownsville, Texas on August 13, 1938, son of the late Andres Garcia and Altagracia Villalon Garcia. He worked as a meat packer for H-E-B for over forty years. Prior...

Rodolfo D. "Rudy" Garza

Rodolfo D. "Rudy" Garza

May 20, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Rodolfo D. "Rudy" Garza, beloved son and brother, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 20th of May 2023 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was sixty-eight years of age.

Rudy was born in Brownsville, Texas on June 3, 1954, son of the late Hector D. Garza, Sr. and Angelica Garcia Garza. While...

Elvira Campos Pereida

Elvira Campos Pereida

May 17, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Elvira Campos Pereida entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 17th of May 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-eight years of age.

Elvira enjoyed being with her children and she loved to be surrounded by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding Elvira in death was her...

Enrique “Henry” Sanchez III

Enrique “Henry” Sanchez III

May 11, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Enrique “Henry” Sanchez III entered into eternal rest, peacefully, on Thursday, the 11th of May 2023, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his immediate family members. Henry was born in Brownsville, Texas on October 27, 1954. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Maria Alicia Tijerina Sanchez and the former, Honorable State...

Allison Melissa Nicole Chio

Allison Melissa Nicole Chio

May 10, 2023

PASADENA, TX. – Allison Melissa Nicole Chio finished her fight on Wednesday, the 10th of May 2023 at the young age of thirty-three.

Allison was born just a regular nineteen inches in Brownsville, Texas on June 18, 1989, daughter of Daniel Chio, Jr. and Melissa Jo Bryant. That changed however, by the time she started...

William A. "Bill" Pausewang

William A. "Bill" Pausewang

May 10, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - William “Bill” A. Pausewang passed away in Brownsville, Texas on Wednesday, the 10th of May 2023 at the age of eighty-six. Bill was born August 12, 1936 in Holland, Texas, son of the late Andrew and Louise Pausewang.

Bill grew up in Texas and joined the United States Air Force at a...

Giuse Vinh Quang Đặng

Giuse Vinh Quang Đặng

May 4, 2023

Cáo Phó Chương Trình Thăm Viếng, Cầu Nguyện, và Nghi Thức Phát Tang

Giuse Đặng Quang Vinh

Sinh ngày 16 tháng 09 năm 1954 tại Vũng Tàu, Việt Nam.

Đã được Chúa gọi về lúc...

Michael Alexander Nash

Michael Alexander Nash

May 3, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Goodbye our beautiful son! Michael Alexander Nash, the light of our lives, was born November 17, 1992, and was taken from his loving family in a tragic auto accident on Wednesday, the 3rd of May 2023. He was thirty years of age.

As a child, Michael loved dinosaurs and snakes. When we...

Apolonio Estrada

Apolonio Estrada

May 3, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Apolonio Estrada entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 3rd of May 2023 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. He was ninety-four years of age.

Apolonio  “Don Polo” Estrada was born on April 29, 1929 in Rosenberg, Texas, son of Jose Estrada and Dominga Nieto Estrada. He was a hardworking man,...

Hugo Alberto Rios

Hugo Alberto Rios

May 1, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Hugo A. Rios entered into eternal rest on Monday, the 1st of May 2023 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. He was fifty years of age.

Hugo was born in Matamoros, Mexico on September 9, 1972, son of Pedro Rios and Maria Gloria Ontiveros Rios. He was a skilled mechanic and...

Gloria Layton Escareño

Gloria Layton Escareño

Apr 27, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Gloria Layton Escareño entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 27th of April 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence. She was ninety-three years of age.

Gloria was born in Brownsville, Texas on April 1, 1930, daughter of the late Narciso Layton and Guadalupe Garza Layton. She attended Brownsville schools and...