Obituaries
Arthur "Art" David Cantú
Aug 18, 2017
Arthur David Cantú "Coach Art Cantú", 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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Santiago Alvear Cisneros
Jul 7, 2017
Santiago Alvear Cisneros, 81, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 7th, 2017, at Sunshine Haven Hospice Facility in Olmito, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. Chago, as he was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. He was the Chief Water Operator at the PUB for 35 years. In his spare time, Chago...
Martina Monika Ortiz
Jul 7, 2017
Martina Monika Ortiz, 68, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Martina, who was born in Germany, had been a resident of Brownsville for 45 years. She came to Brownsville after she married Ricardo M. Ortiz. Martina was a dedicated teacher for 30 years with the BISD. She touched the...
Alberto "Beto" Flores Castro
Jul 6, 2017
Alberto Flores "Beto" Castro went peacefully into the arms of his beloved Creator at Valley Baptist Medical Center on July 6, 2017, where he was surrounded by his loving family. Albert was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. Albert received all his Sacraments at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, where he faithfully served as an altar boy, taught...
Maria Del Refugio "Cookie" Garcia
Jul 5, 2017
Maria Del Refugio Garcia, 74, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Wednesday, July 5th, 2017, at Solara Hospital in Brownsville with her loving family at her side. Cookie, as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She worked at the New Yorker and several department stores here in Brownsville...
Ana "Anin" Irene Pérez
Jun 30, 2017
Ana Irene Pérez, 79, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life at Valley Regional Medical Center on Friday, June 30, 2017 with her family at her side. Anin, as she was affectionately known to all, was born in Holguin, Oriente, Cuba. In 1968, she and her husband Amado and...
Victoriano Ortega
Jun 30, 2017
Victoriano Ortega, 91, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center on Friday, June 30, 2017. He was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. Mr. Ortega's favorite pasttimes were watching old Westerns and Action packed movies as well as going fishing and camping. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clemente and Felipa Ortega; a daughter,...
Judith Neumann
Jun 29, 2017
Judith F. Neumann, a resident of Spanish Meadows Nursing Home, passed away June 29th, 2017 at Valley Regional Medical Center at the age of 96. She is survived by her two daughters, Anna Neumann of New York City, NY and Lily Nalty of Irmo, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emanuel Neumann, and her brothers Yakov...
Alvaro O. Sanchez
Jun 16, 2017
Alvaro O. Sanchez, 89, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, June 16, 2017, Valley Baptist Medical Center with his loving family at his side. Alvaro was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by his family and friends but by all those fortunate enough...