Obituaries
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...
Frank Walter Duncan Jr.
Jun 10, 2017
Walter was born in Mercedes, Texas in September of 1926. He was the only child of Frank Walter Duncan Sr. and Charlotte Trousdale. He graduated from Mercedes High School. Walter served in the United States Navy during WW2 and subsequently graduated from The University of Texas Austin with a BA degree. He married Martha Nicholson and moved to Brownsville...
Bella P. Luna
Jun 4, 2017
Miss Bella P. Luna, 86, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas. A native of the Phillipines, Bella, had been a resident of Brownsville for many years. As a dedicated teacher with the BISD for over 30 years, Bella touched the lives of countless of our communities youth as a...
Elvira G. Flores
Jun 4, 2017
Elvira G. Flores, 89, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Los Fresnos, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Elvira was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by her family and friends but by all those fortunate enough to have known...
Emily Irene Harding
Jun 3, 2017
Irene Harding was born October 2, 1923 to Lendon (Doc) & Vera Mae Hamrick in Ashford, Alabama. Irene's 2 younger brothers were Eugene & Walter Hamrick. Irene grew up on her parents 300-acre farm outside of Ashford where she learned the lessons of hard work during the depression. She passed away on June 3, 2017 at her home in...
Maria Raquel Vera Muñoz
Jun 2, 2017
Maria Raquel Vera Muñoz, 74, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, cousin, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Sunshine Haven Hospice Care Facility in Olmito, Texas with her family at her side. Rachel, as she was known to all, was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. A dedicated teacher...
Maria "Luisita" Luisa Garza
May 27, 2017
Maria Luisa Garza entered into glory on May 27, 2017, at her residence surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was truly a warrior to the end. Luisita, as she was affectionately known to all, was born in July of 1923 in Phoenix, Arizona to Pablo and Rosario Valencia. When Luisita was 5 years old, sadly...
Victoria V. Infante
May 14, 2017
Victoria Vasquez Infante, 87, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister and aunt entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Victoria who was born in Baytown, Texas, had been a longtime resident of Brownsville. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Victoria was an excellent...
Jimmy Wayne Eaves
May 14, 2017
Jimmy Wayne Eaves, 85, of Brownsville, Texas, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas, surrounded by his family. Jimmy was preceded in death by his wife of thirty-three years, Virginia Mitchell Eaves, his parents, Woody and Cora Bell Eaves, and his brothers, Leon and Ray Eaves....
Hilda Leal Perez
May 12, 2017
Hilda Leal Perez of Brownsville, Texas passed away at Valley Regional Medical Center on Friday May 12, 2017. Mrs. Perez was born in April of 1935 in Brownsville, Texas. Both Francisco and Hilda owned and managed several successful restaurant ventures but they are mostly well known for owning and operating Frank's Round-Up for over 35 years, a staple in...
Marco A. Funes
May 5, 2017
Marco Antonio Funes, Sr., 69, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at his residence on Friday, May 5, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Funes was the owner of Silverado Truck Sales in La Paloma, Texas. Left to eternally treasure their memories of him are his loving and devoted wife, Teresa G. Funes; his children, Marco Antonio (Laura...
Rachel Greenspan Perelman
Apr 27, 2017
Rachel Greenspan Perelman, 80, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Rachel was born in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, México, to Tania and Nathan Greenspan in 1937. While Rachel was born in Mexico, she was raised in Brownsville, Texas. Rachel met the love of her life, Manuel Perelman, in 1957 while she was on a date with someone else....
Earnest Milton Greer
Apr 22, 2017
Earnest Milton Greer age 88 entered into eternal rest on April 22, 2017 at Brownsville Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents Melvin Earl Greer and Myrtle Alyce Cromwell, sisters Mabel and Mildred and brothers Ralph and Curtis. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Phoebe LeeAnn, two sons Daniel (Carol) Greer and David (Kari)...
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