Obituaries

Josefina P. Garza

Josefina P. Garza

Feb 11, 2011

Josefina P. Garza, 88, beloved wife, mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, aunt, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native of Mexico D. F, Mexico, Mrs. Garza had been a resident of Brownsville since 1963. Prior to immigrating to...

Maria Alicia Coindreau

Maria Alicia Coindreau

Feb 11, 2011

Maria Alicia Coindreau, 70, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving, Texas. Maria Alicia, a member of one of Brownsvilles pioneer families, was born on June 25, 1940 in H. Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico to Narciso Castilo and Antonia Gavito....

Henry Alfred Bebon Sr.

Henry Alfred Bebon Sr.

Feb 11, 2011

Henry Alfred Bebon Sr., age 86, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born December 1925 in Brownsville to U. S. Army Sergeant Frank Bebon Sr. and Maria Mireles. Born into a military family, his father Frank Bebon, served in the Army and fought in World War I...

Eva Sanchez Ramirez

Eva Sanchez Ramirez

Feb 6, 2011

Eva Sanchez Ramirez, 72, beloved wife, mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Eva had been a resident of Brownsville for many years. She was a devoted...

John Austin Dunkel

John Austin Dunkel

Feb 6, 2011

John Austin Dunkel, formerly of Upper Arlington, Ohio, died on February 6th, 2011, at his home in Rancho Viejo, Texas. He was born August 18th, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio to Evelyn Ennis and Richard Dunkel. He is survived by his beloved wife Sue two daughters, Evelyn Rick Heilbrunn and Jane Mark Warren his grandchildren, Nicholas John Warren, Max Carl...

Sara Elizabeth Bentley

Sara Elizabeth Bentley

Feb 3, 2011

Sara Bentley, 20, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle against cancer. Sara was born in Denison, TX on May 27, 1990 but lived the majority of her life in Brownsville. She was a graduate of Pace High School and a student at UTB, studying...

Ofelia Carrasco Guajardo

Ofelia Carrasco Guajardo

Feb 1, 2011

Ofelia C. Guajardo, 83, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at her daughters residence in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family after a valiant battle with cancer. Ofelia was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. She worked for and had retired from National Bank of Commerce...

Juan Quintanilla

Juan Quintanilla

Jan 31, 2011

Juan Quintanilla, 85, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Monday, January 31, 2011 surrounded by his loving family at Methodist Sugarland Hospital in Sugarland, Texas after a brief illness. Mr. Quintanilla had been a resident of Brownsville for more than 55 years. He worked for 20 years and...

Antonio "Tony" R. Lopez Sr.

Antonio "Tony" R. Lopez Sr.

Jan 29, 2011

Antonio Tony R. Lopez Sr., 58, beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend entered into the Glory of God on Saturday, January 29, 2011at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family after a valiant battle with cancer. Tony, one of ten children, was born in Brownsville on July 5, 1952 to Frank and...

Victoriano Trinidad

Victoriano Trinidad

Jan 28, 2011

Victoriano Trinidad, 82, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Trinidad was preceded in death by his parents, Severiano Trinidad and Maria del Refugio Enriquez a son, Victoriano Victor Trinidad and several...

Federico S. Fernandez

Federico S. Fernandez

Jan 25, 2011

Federico S. Fernandez, 84, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. Mr. Fernandez was one of 12 children born to Jose Guadalupe and Guadalupe Fernandez in San Benito, Texas on July 26, 1926. He joined the Navy and...

Julia Martinez Lopez

Julia Martinez Lopez

Jan 18, 2011

Julia Martinez Lopez, 87, went home to the Lord on January 18, 2011, in Bastrop, Texas. She was born in Edna, Texas on August 27, 1923, and was a member of El Calvario Lutheran Church in Brownsville, Texas. After raising her family, she began her working career, and was at various times employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant by...

Rosine Corrine Garrison

Rosine Corrine Garrison

Jan 17, 2011

Rosine Corrine Garrison, 82, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Monday, January 17, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. Rosine was a devoted wife and mother who gave her all for family and friends. She was a superb role model for her children and grandchildren and she leaves...

Marjorie Ann Martin Celaya

Marjorie Ann Martin Celaya

Jan 13, 2011

Marjorie Ann Martin Celaya, 85, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. She was born in Lubbock, Texas on July 12, 1925, to Mini McBee Martin and David Springer Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Frederick J. Celaya and her brother, William J. Martin. She is survived...

Mariana Sargent

Mariana Sargent

Jan 9, 2011

Mariana Sargent, 72, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native of Michoacn, Mexico, Mariana had been a resident of Brownsville for many years. She was a devoted wife and mother who gave her...

Oscar G Garza

Oscar G Garza

Jan 7, 2011

Oscar G. Garza, 78, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, and friend, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, January 7, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Oscar a native of Mission, Texas, had been a resident of Brownsville for a number of years. After graduating from college, he worked as a History teacher at Brownsville...

Dora Elia Cisneros

Dora Elia Cisneros

Jan 5, 2011

Dora Elia Cisneros, 76, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native of Camaron, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Dora had been a resident of Brownsville for many years. She was a devoted wife and mother...

Arnulfo Martinez

Arnulfo Martinez

Jan 4, 2011

Arnulfo Martinez, 73, passed away on January 4, 2011, at his home in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 12, 1937, in Brownsville, to Juan and Petra Martinez. He was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, Guadalupe, Juan, and Arturo Martinez. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of...

Frances Elizabeth Qui�Ones

Frances Elizabeth Qui�Ones

Jan 3, 2011

She was born in Brownsville, to Robert Edward and Martha Landrum Wagnermember of four Pioneer families Wagner who came by boat from Germany, Powers came with Taylors army in 1846, Landrum came from California, bringing first Mohair Goats overland to Texas. She attended schools of the Sister of the Incarnate Word from Kinder through college in San Antonio. She...

Edward Charles Sachs

Edward Charles Sachs

Jan 1, 2011

Edward Charles Sachs, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Brownsville, Texas in the morning on January 1, 2011. Born on September 6, 1924 in Chicago, Ed spent most of his early life in Illinois. He served in the 5th Division as a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Following military service, he...