Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.

April 1, 2020

Monte Alto/Donna- Patricia Shull Hughes passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1st, at the home of her sister. She was seventy-one years old. After graduating from high school, she continued her education at Pan American University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Pat was passionate about education and thrived in her career. For thirty-five years, she was the quintessential science...

March 25, 2020

Guadalupe "Lupe" Francese, 70, passed away on March 25, 2020, after a resilient fight with Parkinson's disease. Lupe was the sixth born to Martin and Isabel Rivera Aguirre in Weslaco, Texas, on January 9, 1950. She grew up in Weslaco and graduated in 1969 from Weslaco High School. Lupe thrived in education and was passionate about learning and her chosen...

March 22, 2020

Christopher Forest, 69, passed away at his winter home in Weslaco on Sunday, March 22, 2020. He was born on April 11, 1950, in Waterloo, Iowa, and was adopted three days later by his mom, Louise, who was a single parent. Chris grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with his older sister, Marian. The three of them (mom, Chris, and...

March 20, 2020

A graveside service under the direction of Cardoza Funeral Home is scheduled for Wednesday March 25, 2020 at 11AM at Sacred Park Cemetery Mercedes, TX

March 18, 2020

WESLACO - Carol Jean Phillips, 77, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2020 at John Knox Village in Weslaco.

March 17, 2020

Kathryn ‘Katie’ Carter was born Kathryn Emma Watson on November 13, 1921, she was 98 years old when she died March 17, 2020. Her parents were Robert Lee (Hills Prairie, TX) and Emma Watson (Bunkie, LA). Her parents married December 29, 1920, in Douglas, Arizona where her mother was a teacher, and her father was a Fireman. When Katie was...

March 16, 2020

WESLACO - Dominga Ayala, 82, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020. She was born in Weslaco on February 27, 1938, to Pantaleon and Nicolasa Liñan Ayala. Dominga grew up in Weslaco with her two sisters, Elena and Isidora, and two brothers, Thomas (†) and Pedro (†).Dominga attended St. Joan of Arc as a young child and continued a lifelong...

March 16, 2020

WESLACO - Baby Lorenzo Juarez passed away at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. No services will take place.

March 15, 2020

Juanita Treviño, 64, passed away on Sunday, March 15th, 2020, after a brief, yet courageous battle with cancer. Juanita was born on August 19th, 1955, in Cd. Victoria, Tamps. She spent most of her youth in Mexico, before emigrating in 1979 and resided mostly in Weslaco for the remainder of her life. To say she was the matriarch of the...

March 15, 2020

March 15, 2020

WESLACO - Martha Elva De Leon, 70, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Knapp Medical Center. Arrangements pending.

March 14, 2020

Mercedes-Reynaldo Menchaca Villarreal Sr. passed away tragically on Saturday, March 14th, 2020. He was born on March 25th, 1965, to Victor and Evangelina Villarreal in Seagraves, Texas. Reynaldo married Alberta Rosales on February 21, 2012. After high school, Reynaldo earned a BBA and began a career as a heavy machine operator. Reynaldo was a hard worker and dedicated to his...

March 14, 2020

Donna- Margaret J. Dillon, 81, passed away at her home, Brookridge Retirement Center, in Pharr, TX. Margaret was born on June 22, 1938, to Ralph Sheldon and June Wright Sheldon. Margaret’s childhood was filled with adventures during her father’s Navy career in Texas, California and overseas.She married the love of her life, Lewis “Shorty” Dillon, in 1957. They moved to...

March 13, 2020

Weslaco- Beulah Claire Garrett, 88, entered Eternal Life on Friday, March 13, 2020. Beulah was born in on March 29, 1931, in San Juan, Texas, to William Alexander Graham and Carrie Anice Thomas Graham, one of twelve children. She grew up in San Juan until the family moved to Edcouch. Beulah graduated from Edcouch High School in 1948. She was...

March 8, 2020

WESLACO - James Odis Fite Sr., 74, of Weslaco, TX passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020. James was born in Camden, AK to Odis Forrest Fite and Emmogene Thomas Fite on March 15, 1945. He went to school at Fairview High School in Camden, AK. He married Tiena Bennett on June 9, 1967 in Hot Springs, AK. James is...

March 3, 2020

ARLINGTON, TX - On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 8:52 a.m, Amanda Ozuna, the loving mother of 3 children, passed away at the age of 77 in Arlington, Texas. Amanda was born on April 29, 1942, in Weslaco, Texas to Flora and Ernesto Ozuna. She lived in Fresno and Sanger California and Texas but lived most of her life happily...

February 28, 2020

Thomas Sterling Leadbetter, 90, passed peacefully from life to life on February 28, 202, at home with his family. He was born on September 24, 1929, to Gertrude Cox Leadbetter and Raymond Lindsey Leadbetter in Teague, Texas. He and his parents moved and settled in Donna, where he lived for most of his life. Tom was the oldest of three...

February 27, 2020

WESLACO- Ella Cook, 90, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Beehive Home - Memory Care in Lewisville, TX. Ella was born on Monday, April 8th, 1929 in Weslaco, Texas to Henry Barber and Lillie Crocket. Ella was a long-time resident of Weslaco then moved to Flower Mound, Texas in 2012. Ella worked at Borderland Hardware as a bookkeeper...

February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020

Nan Marie Sutton, 96, of Weslaco, Texas died Tuesday, February 25 at her home. Nan was born in Ballinger, Texas on May 21, 1923 to Emmett J. Guin and Lula Bell Mitchell Guin. The family moved to Donna, Texas when Nan was a child. She and her six siblings grew up in the Rio Grande Valley and in 1940, Nan...