Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.

October 14, 2014

WESLACO - Anadelia Garza, 86, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2014 in Weslaco. McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco is in charge of her funeral arrangements.

October 9, 2014

October 7, 2014

Margarita Loera was born to Bartolo Loera and Carlota Loera de Salinas on October 20th 1935 in Hungerford, Texas. Her parents had traveled there from Mexico where her father had found work on the railroad just south of the Houston area. They stayed there for several years and her parents would give birth to two more children, Ezequiel+ and Lydia....

October 6, 2014

WESLACO – Maria Matilde Aranda, 83, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 in Weslaco. McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco is in charge of her funeral arrangements.

October 4, 2014

WESLACO, TX.– Glenn C. Housley, 90, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014, at home, in Weslaco. Glenn was born on December 16, 1923, in Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma, to Claude and Vida Housley. His mother died when he was 13 months old. He was brought to the Rio Grande Valley by his maternal grandfather, Otis Earley. He spent many happy...

October 3, 2014

Lorene Raleigh Weslaco – L. Lorene Raleigh, 84 passed away peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2014. Lorene was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma to Ernest and Mabel (McCray) Childers on August 29, 1930 and moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1935. Lorene was a true model of Christian charity and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. After...

October 3, 2014

Obituary for Antonia Luna VelaWeslaco- Trinidad Antonia Vela, born on June 12, 1927. Passed away Friday October 3, 2014; after battling with cancer for several years and overcame she won the battle, our beloved Antonia passed away due to kidney failure. Antonia was the daughter of the late Refugio Luna and Maria Auscion Mendoza. She was born in Peoria, Illinois...

September 29, 2014

WESLACO - Robert L. Hall was born in Olney, Illinois on October 24, 1923. He was the son of Leota Seitzinger Hall and Elmer E. Hall. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, his son John Robert Hall and granddaughter Reena Hall Yegidis (David) and two great granddaughters Piper and Alyssa Yegidis. He is also survived by two half sisters...

September 28, 2014

ELSA / FRESNOS – Jimmy Karol Beresky Sr, 90, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014, at the Veterans Hospital in Houston Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco.

September 28, 2014

WESLACO – Florine O. Lime, 85, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Weslaco. She was born in Arkansas on November 24, 1928 to Henry Wilson Williams and Angie May Adams. Florine had been a member of the Weslaco Lioness Club, a volunteer for the Christian in Action Food Pantry and a volunteer for Knapp Hospital Auxiliary for 30 years....

September 25, 2014

WESLACO - Enrique Jubentino (Kike) Rodriguez Sr., 71, a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather, left to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 25th, 2014. He was a well-known citizen of Weslaco. He was a long time employee of Continental Can Company in Weslaco for 18 years and President AFL-CIO Union. Former business owner of Rodriguez Used Auto Parts....

September 24, 2014

Peggy Green Finney, 74, passed away peacefully in Weslaco, Texas on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family providing love and care at the time of her death.Peggy was born July 17, 1940 in Scottsboro, Alabama. As a child she enjoyed playing in the woods surrounding her home with her twin brother,...

September 24, 2014

WESLACO - Noe Sarmiento, 79, passed away today, September 24, 2014 in Weslaco. McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco is in charge of his funeral arrangements.

September 23, 2014

Marie Rosalie Golemon Fernandez, 92, of Austin (formerly of Toluca Ranch in the South Texas Rio Grande Valley), passed away peacefully on September 23, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Haney and Florence Golemon, she was born on March 15, 1922 in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Her Southern roots gave her the grace, charm...

September 19, 2014

WESLACO-Melvin L Shows, 88, passed away September 19th, 2014, after a brief illness, in San Antonio. Melvin was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was an outdoor enthusiast and hunter. He served his country in the navy during WWI. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jasper and Emma Shows and his wife, Faye Shows. He is survived...

September 15, 2014

WESLACO - Delbert Rockwell, 87, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 in Weslaco, TX. Delbert received his BS in Chemistry from Wilmington, OH College. He was preceded in death by his parents Dr. and Mrs. George Rockwell of Perintown, OH, his beloved wife of 58 years, Thelma Ross and eldest son Michael. He is survived by his sister Dr. Evelyn...

September 15, 2014

WESLACO, TX - Arvilla Rogers Griffith passed away Monday morning, September 15, 2014 at her home in Weslaco. She was 89 years old. Arvilla was born in Cooper, Oklahoma on February 4, 1925. She met her future husband, Henry Vieth Griffith, in Oklahoma City during World War II. In August of this year, shortly before her death, they celebrated their...

September 15, 2014

HARLINGEN – Tom C. Morton, 64, longtime coach and teacher passed away Monday, September 15, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014, 2pm at Florence E. King Gymnasium on the campus of Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, TX. When we received the news from Dad in the summer of 2011 about his metastatic cancer diagnosis,...

September 14, 2014

LA FERIA – Hubert Bonham, 87, passed away September 14, 2014 in La Feria. Arrangements are pending under the direction of McCaleb Funeral Home.

September 12, 2014

Loraine Darrington-Monday passed away on September 12th, 2014 at the age of 85. Loraine was the wife of William Monday who she enjoyed 33 years of marriage. She was the mother of three daughters, all surviving, Lynn (Frank) Jarvenpaa, Lori (Paul) Thomas, Leah Nuetzel, from her late husband, William Darrington. She also left three step-daughters, Wendy Peterson, Kelly Monday, and...