Obituaries
Maria "Lala" Lourdes De La Cruz
Dec 27, 2011
Miss Lala de la Cruz of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Alta Vista Nursing Home in Brownsville. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. and continue through 9 p.m. with a rosary service scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. this evening in the East Chapel at DarlingMouser Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be...
Miss Maria Luisa Lopez
Dec 19, 2011
Maria Luisa Lopez, 87, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 19, 2011 at Spanish Meadows. She was born in Brownsville, Texas on April 13, 1924. She retired from Levi Strauss after working there for many years. She was very active with Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernesto...
William "Rusty" Abney Faulk Jr.
Dec 18, 2011
On December 18, 2011, William A.Rusty Faulk Jr., of Brownsville, Texas entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, at the age of 54. Rusty went to be with his Lord and his beloved Dani Lei Faulk. Rusty, a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, was born on March 3, 1957 and graduated from Homer Hanna...
Dizzy Dean Little
Dec 18, 2011
Dean Little, 76, of Brownsville, TX, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Little enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golfing. He was a diehard Dallas Cowboy fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Lela Little a sister, Ruby and his brothers, Weldon, Charlie, and Neal Little. He is...
Modesto "Moe" Garza Borrego Jr.
Dec 12, 2011
Modesto Garza Borrego Jr., 75, our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, greatgrandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Monday, December 12, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center surrounded by his loving family after a valiant fight against Alzheimers. Born on April 5, 1936, Moe as he was affectionately known to all was a...
Amparo Gomez Gavito
Dec 11, 2011
Mrs. Amparo G. Gavito, 84, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest at her residence on Sunday, December 11, 2011. She was a lifelong resident of Brownsville. She was born on July 12, 1927, the first of 6 children of Jose and Josefina C. Gomez. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jos Angel Gavito, Sr., a brother, Alfredo...
Ursula Sevier
Dec 11, 2011
Ursula Sevier, 67, our beloved wife, mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Ursula was born in Badgodesberg, Germany in June of 1944. She came to the United States in 1955 when she was eleven...
Maria "Mama Maria" De Lourdes Acres
Dec 9, 2011
Maria de Lourdes Acres, 91, our beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Maria de Lourdes was a born on February 11, 1920 in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. She came to the United...
Maria De La Luz Hernandez
Dec 5, 2011
Mrs. Maria de la Luz Hernandez, 77, our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, motherinlaw, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life unexpectedly on Monday, December 5, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hernandez who was a native of Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico came to the United States...
Deborah "Debbie" Jon Kerr-Musso
Dec 4, 2011
Debbie KerrMusso passed away on December 4, 2011. Debbie was born in Midland, TX on December 14, 1951 and after much traveling her family settled in Corpus Christ, Texas. She graduated from Del Mar where received a degree in Hotel Management. While in Brownsville, she worked for the Fort Brown Resaca Club for 4 years overseeing the club and...
Luis Napoleon Cisneros
Dec 3, 2011
Luis Napoleon Cisneros, 85, our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Cisneros was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by all those whose lives he touched. He was preceded in...
Concepcion G. Gonzalez
Dec 1, 2011
Concepcion G. Gonzalez, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her residence in Brownsville, Texas. Mrs. Gonzalez was preceded in death by her husband, Hermilo Gonzalez a brother, Andres Garcia and two nieces, Isabel and Celina Garcia. She is survived by her only son, Jose Maria Gonzalez, III of Brownsville a brother, Luis Estaban...
Rogelio Duarte
Nov 26, 2011
Rogelio Duarte, 69, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather entered into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Monte Siesta Retirement and Rehabilitation Center in Austin, Texas. A native of Brownsville, Mr. Duarte moved to Leander, Texas four years ago. Mr. Duarte worked for 28 years at Levi Strauss. In his spare time he...
Hector Silva Jr.
Nov 25, 2011
Hector Silva Jr., 36, our beloved father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle, cousin, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Hector a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, was born on January 29, 1975 to Hector and Teresa Garcia...
Edsal L. Sargent
Nov 20, 2011
Edsal L. Sargent,39, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 20, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde E. Sargent and Mariana Sargent. He is survived by his brothers Jaime Sargent Claudio Sargent and sisters, Mina Sargent, Eloina Sargent. sisters in law brothers in law, Carmen de Leon, Connie Sargent, Miguel Raya, and Lenin...
William Lewis Rentfro
Nov 20, 2011
William Lewis Rentfro entered into the nearer presence of God on Sunday, November 20 2011 at Sunshine Haven, Olmito, Texas. Born in Brownsville on January 31 1958, the son of Lenora and Daniel Rentfro, he was predeceased by his father, Daniel Rentfro Sr., and his grandparents, Robert Byron and Eleanor Russell Rentfro and Lewis Bayard and Gladys H. Going....
Elia Martinez Cuevas
Nov 17, 2011
Elia Cuevas, 95, of Brownsville, our beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, greatgreatgrandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Sunshine Haven Hospice Facility in Olmito, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Doa Elia was born on November 3, 1916 in Cd. Victoria, Tamps., Mexico one of 12 children....
Rogelio C Larrasquitu
Nov 13, 2011
Rogelio C. Larrasquitu, 80, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Houston, Texas surrounded by his loving family. Apa as he was lovingly called by his grandchildren loved gardening and was very proud of his garden and sharing with his family, friends and neighbors. He was a man of faith who instilled morals, values...
Ray Sommer Leonard
Nov 10, 2011
Ray Sommer Leonard, 93, of Harlingen, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg surrounded by her loving family. Ray was born on May 4, 1918 in Brownsville, Texas to Oscar and Laura Sommer, members of a pioneer Brownsville family. After graduating from Brownsville High School in 1936, she attended Business...
David D Barrera
Nov 9, 2011
Longtime community activist, David D. Barrera, went to be with the Lord on November 9, 2011, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Mr. Barrera now joins his high school sweetheart and wife of 53 years, Ramona Najar Barrera, as well as his mother and father, five brothers and a sister, as well as many of his fellow soldiers,...