Obituaries

Maria "Mary" Flores Garcia

Maria "Mary" Flores Garcia

Sep 19, 2017

Maria "Mary" Flores Garcia 92, was granted her angel wings on September 19, 2017. Her final days were spent surrounded by family that she had touched in some small way throughout her long and blessed life. She was married for 49 years to Victor H. Garcia+, who passed away in 1994. We thank our Lord for the wonderful years...

Maria De La Luz "Lucita" Guzman

Maria De La Luz "Lucita" Guzman

Sep 14, 2017

Maria de la Luz Guzman, 92, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Lucita, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Lucita was the only daughter of Ernest Guzman Sr. and Aurora Samano Guzman. Lucita worked as a bookkeeper for the Brownsville Independent School District and enjoyed...

John W, Schwarm

John W, Schwarm

Sep 13, 2017

John W. Schwarm, 66, of Rancho Viejo, died Wednesday September 13, 2017 at Valley Baptist Hospital after a battle with heart disease. John was born in Ohio and raised in Hanover, Indiana. He graduated from General Motors Institute of Technology (now Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan and from Purdue University with an MBA. He then launched a more than...

Lucinda Garcia

Lucinda Garcia

Sep 11, 2017

Lucinda Garcia peacefully joined our Lord on September 11, 2017 at the age of 94 at Mary's Residential Care Center in San Antonio, Texas. Lucinda the daughter of Fidela de los Santos and Primitivo Garcia went to Brownsville High School. She earned a BS degree in Education from Pan American College. She began her career working as a secretary...

Margarita Zepeda Salazar

Margarita Zepeda Salazar

Aug 31, 2017

Margarita Zepeda Salazar, 89, our beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at her residence with her family at her side. Margarita was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Margarita was a Licensed Vocational Nurse who worked at Mercy Hospital (now Valley Baptist Medical Center)...

Josefa Liendo Lucio

Josefa Liendo Lucio

Aug 24, 2017

Josefa Liendo Lucio, Matriarch of a well-known and prominent Brownsville family, peacefully, passed away at the age of 92 and entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, August 24, 2017. She was married for 65 years to +Eduardo Andres Lucio, Sr. who passed away in 2006. Together, they had 10 children who became leaders in different...

Rachel Cisneros Stansbury

Rachel Cisneros Stansbury

Aug 23, 2017

Rachel Cisneros Stansbury, 85, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, of Brownsville, Texas entered into the glory of her eternal life on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Valley Baptist Medical Center with her loving family at her side. Rachel, a native and life resident of Brownsville, worked in the Nursing Profession from 1965 until her retirement in...

José Ramón Hinojosa Jr.

José Ramón Hinojosa Jr.

Aug 22, 2017

José Ramón Hinojosa, 81, beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Ramon, as all his friends called him, was a descendant of a pioneer Brownsville family and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Ramon was elected in 2012 and his six-year term will...

Arthur "Art" David Cantú

Arthur "Art" David Cantú

Aug 18, 2017

Arthur David Cant&uacute "Coach Art Cant&uacute", 56, lifelong resident of Brownsville, TX, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017, at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Art loved life and his job and had been an inspiration and a great example to many young lives via his job as a Coach and Teacher for the Brownsville Independent School District since 1993....

Josefa "Pepa" Ramos Rocha

Josefa "Pepa" Ramos Rocha

Aug 17, 2017

Josefa Ramos Rocha, 94, of Brownsville, Texas our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother entered into eternal rest at Valley Baptist Medical Center on Thursday, August 17, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. A native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, Pepa, as she was affectionately known to all, was a devoted wife and mother. She was a house wife...

Gilberto Zarate

Gilberto Zarate

Aug 4, 2017

Gilberto Zarate, Sr., age 81, of San Pedro, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 4, 2017. He passed away at Christus Sister Mary Hospice Center in San Antonio, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. Gilberto served three years in the U.S. Army as a Missile Master and was a trained expert marksman. Gilberto dedicated his...

Joseph "Joe" Richard Lacher

Joseph "Joe" Richard Lacher

Aug 3, 2017

Joseph Richard Lacher, 75, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas surrounded by his loving family. Joe, as he was affectionately known to all, had been a resident of Brownsville for over 40 years. Joe was a nurse who touched the lives of all those he cared for at...

Betty Lynn Carroll Harbour

Betty Lynn Carroll Harbour

Aug 3, 2017

Betty Lynn Carroll Harbour, 80, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend of Brownsville, Texas passed away at Valley Baptist Medical Center on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, with her family at her side. Betty Lynn was a longtime resident of Brownsville. As a teacher with the BISD for over 20 years all of them at Villa Nueva Elementary, Betty...

Ziva Mildred Abbott

Ziva Mildred Abbott

Jul 29, 2017

Cemetery Val Verde Memorial Gardens Crematory Donna, TX  78537

Esperanza T. Mendez

Esperanza T. Mendez

Jul 24, 2017

Esperanza T. Mendez 93, of Brownsville, Texas, entered into eternal rest at her residence in Brownsville, on Monday, July 24, 2017. Mrs. Mendez was a longtime resident of Brownsville, Texas and was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by her family and friends but by all those fortunate enough to have known her. Mrs. Mendez is...

Wanda "Billie" M. Sutter

Wanda "Billie" M. Sutter

Jul 20, 2017

Wanda M. Sutter, 90, of Brownsville, Texas, entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Billie, as she was affectionately known to all, was a longtime resident of Brownsville. Billie grew up in the Valley, and after WW II, she married Jack N. Sutter, a prominent member of the community. Billie was a...

Herlinda "Linda" Garza Limon

Herlinda "Linda" Garza Limon

Jul 17, 2017

Herlinda Garza Limon, 68, of Brownsville, Texas beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on Monday, July 17, 2017, with her family at her side. Linda, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Linda was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not...

Eliberto "Beto" Garza

Eliberto "Beto" Garza

Jul 12, 2017

Eliberto "Beto" Garza , 82, passed away on July 12, 2017, at his residence in Brownsville, Texas after his hard fought battle with gastric cancer. Beto was born in El Ranchito, Texas to Leobardo Garza and Dolores Garcia in June of 1935. He was a good student as an adolescent and was the first in his family of nine...

Oralia Flores Cisneros

Oralia Flores Cisneros

Jul 11, 2017

Oralia Cisneros, 81, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at her residence in Brownsville, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cisneros affectionately known as Shorty/Lala was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Her professional career encompassed working as a real estate agent for All Star Realty and as an Escrow Officer for several title...

Irene M. Gonzalez

Irene M. Gonzalez

Jul 10, 2017

Service Celebration of Life Service DarlingMouser Funeral Home 945 Palm Blvd. Brownsville, TX  78520 Thursday, July 13, 2017 2:00 p.m.