OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.

Richard Burge

Richard Burge

December 21, 2017

WESLACO - Richard Burge, 91, passed away at his residence in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

Beryl Hoyt Hemphill

Beryl Hoyt Hemphill

December 17, 2017

WESLACO - Beryl Hoyt Hemphill, 102, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Weslaco.

Ramon Olague

Ramon Olague

December 16, 2017

Weslaco-Ramon G Olague, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 16th, 2017 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born on September 7, 1929, to Jose and Damiana Olague in Hermita Guadalupe, Zacatecas. Ramon married the love of his life, Eloisa, in his early twenties and they enjoyed 56 years of marriage. They raised their three children, Rosie, Marcela Linda,...

Jesus Hernandez Sr.

Jesus Hernandez Sr.

December 15, 2017

Weslaco- Jesus Hernandez Sr., 85, passed away on Friday, December 15th, 2017. He was born on April 26th, 1932 in Weslaco, Texas to Jose and Juana Hernandez. Jesus had one brother, Jose, and a sister, Margarita. He grew up in Weslaco and married Maria Hernandez in his early 20s. They would raise four children, Lydia, Alicia, Carmen, and Jesus Jr....

Elida Moreno

Elida Moreno

December 14, 2017

Weslaco-Elida Moreno, 84, passed away on Thursday, December 14th, 2017. She was born to Jesus Moreno and Francisca Cantu, on March 5, 1933, in Mexico, where she went to school and spent most of her life. She met her husband, Rafael, at a dance when she was a young teenager and they were married soon after. When Elida was young,...

Margaret Russell

Margaret Russell

December 13, 2017

WESLACO - Margaret Russell, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at John Knox Health Center in Weslaco, Texas. She was born on November 8, 1919, in Houston, Texas, to Rosamond Graham and Richard Donaldson Rowley. Margaret grew up in Houston and Clinton, Louisiana. She came to Weslaco as the bride of Reeves Russell in 1939. She was...

Demecia Martinez

Demecia Martinez

December 10, 2017

WESLACO - Demecia Martinez, 78, passed away on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at her residence in Weslaco. She was born on October 31st, 1939 to Bernardino and Francisca Salinas in Mexico. She came to Weslaco and married Jose Martinez in May of 1960 and they spent the next 54 years together. They raised their five children in Weslaco and attended...

Noel C. Hinojosa

Noel C. Hinojosa

December 10, 2017

GEORGIA - Noel C. Hinojosa "Shorty", 57, passed away on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 in Thomasville, GA. He was born on March 16th, 1960 to Narciso and Leonor Hinjosa. Noel was born and raised in Weslaco, along with his six siblings. Noel was always a very hard worker and would migrate with his father to Georgia for many years to...

Hector Aleman

Hector Aleman

December 6, 2017

MERCEDES - Hector Aleman, III, 15 months old, passed away on Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 in Edinburg after complications from RCPD (Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata ). He was a loving and beautiful baby, with a smile that would brighten up a room. He is survived by his parents, Hector Aleman and Tiffany Longoria of Weslaco, his grandmother, Esmeralda Longoria (Carlos Salinas)...

Florence Grimm

Florence Grimm

December 6, 2017

WESLACO - Florence Grimm passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

Apolonio Gutierrez,

Apolonio Gutierrez,

December 5, 2017

WESLACO / EDCOUCH - Judge Apolonio Gutiérrez, Jr. (Retired), 98, of Weslaco, Texas and formerly of Edcouch, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at John Knox Village Medical Center in Weslaco. He is preceded in death by his wife, Presentación (Penchón) Cantú parents, eight siblings and all brothers-in-law and all but two sisters-in-law. He is survived by his...

Marvin Howerton

Marvin Howerton

November 24, 2017

Donna- Marvin Howerton, 87, passed away on Friday, November 24th, 2017. He was born in Edwardsville, Illinois to William and Mae Howerton. He met his future wife, Carol Langenwalter in high school and they were married shortly after, on August 6th, 1950. They moved to Troy, Illinois for a few years and started their family. In 1963, Marvin and Carol...

Elizabeth Compere

Elizabeth Compere

November 24, 2017

WESLACO - Elizabeth Jean Brumley Compere loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 24, 2017. The family was able to get together to celebrate her 90th birthday two weeks before she passed away. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Eye has not seen nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man...

Cruz V Silva

Cruz V Silva

November 24, 2017

Cruz Vargas Silva, 91, born May 3rd, 1926 in Saltillo, Coahuila. Mexico. passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, at Aurora Hospice Home in Weslaco. Cruz is survived by 9 children: Salomón Silva Jr. (Rose), Daniel Silva (America), Amelia Esther Jones, (John P.) Elizabeth S Lopez, Virginia Garza (Eli), José Luis Silva (Nancy), Armando Silva, Guillermina Silva Neal (Mike), and...

Kathy Bautista

Kathy Bautista

November 21, 2017

DONNA - Kathy Bautista, 54, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. She was born on October 25th, 1963 to Richard and Librada Morales in Alice, Texas. She had two sisters, Cindy and Pam, and one brother, Richard. The family moved to Ohio, where she spent much of her life and attended Willard High School. Shortly after high school, she...

Carlos O. Vasquez

Carlos O. Vasquez

November 20, 2017

WESLACO - Carlos Orlando Vasquez, 42, known as Orlando, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 20, 2017, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. He was born on January 5th, 1975 to Carlos and Ruth Vasquez. He grew up in Weslaco where he graduated from Weslaco High School in 1993. Orlando worked at Target in Harlingen for many years. He loved...

Maria Reyna Vasquez

Maria Reyna Vasquez

November 20, 2017

Maria Reyna Vasquez went with to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 20, 2017. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 3:00 pm at Sacred Park Cemetery in Mercedes, Texas.

Judith German

Judith German

November 19, 2017

WESLACO - Judith German, 72, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Aurora House in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

Donald Stritch

Donald Stritch

November 15, 2017

WESLACO - Donald Wallace Stritch, 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at his residence in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are under the care of McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

Martha K. Ross

Martha K. Ross

November 14, 2017

WESLACO - Martha "Kay" Andersen Ross, 73, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. She was born on July 7th, 1944 in Monterrey, California to Odell and Martha Andersen. When she was only a baby, the family returned to Weslaco, where she spent most of her life. She played clarinet in the Weslaco High...

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