Local obituaries for Weslaco, Mercedes & Hidalgo County.

December 19, 2016

WESLACO - WESLACO - Marion K. Betts Jr. was born in Okolona, MS on July 6, 1920 to Marion King Betts Sr., and Nona Mae Fowler Betts. He moved with his parents to Weslaco, TX in 1926 where he attended Weslaco Schools, graduating in 1938. He attended Baylor University and graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1942. While...

December 12, 2016

WESLACO - Jose Luis Cantú, 61, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 in Weslaco. He was born on March 30th, 1955 to Julian Cantú Jr., and Margarita Vela Cantú, one of fourteen children. Jose Luis graduated from high school in 1974 and immediately joined his father at Cantú's Painting, where he worked until 2016. Jose Luis continued his father's...

December 12, 2016

Weslaco - Alberto Gomez Zumaya, 101, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Valley Grande Manor in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements pending with McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

December 12, 2016

WESLACO - Jose M. Alejandro Jr., 49, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. He was born in Weslaco to Jose Marcus Alejandro Sr. and Estela Alejandro. He had three brothers, John, Javier and Jaime and a sister Beverly. His future bride was the next door neighbor. He married the love of his...

December 10, 2016

Weslaco/Colorado- Today we say goodbye to Margaret Gallegos Zaker, 92, as she is home in heaven with my Dad, Edward John Zaker (the love of her life) celebrating the celestial banquet with our Savior Jesus Christ. Margaret was born at home on May 12, 1924 in rural Windsor, Colorado the fourth child of Margaret and William Gallegos. She said goodbye...

December 5, 2016

Weslaco-Juan Obidio Herrera, 55, passed away on Monday, December 5th, 2016. He was born on May 17, 1961 to the late Obidio Herrera and Margarita H. Herrera from Weslaco, Texas. Juan married his high school sweetheart Diana Silva Herrera on December 19, 1980 and would become the proud parents of twogorgeous children. Ariana Zamora and Jorge A. Herrera. Ariana is...

December 1, 2016

WESLACO - Patricia Warren White, loving mother and devoted wife, passed away on December 1, 2016. Pat with her late husband, Jack, resided in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas since 1994. Prior to their relocation to Texas, they lived in Newark, DE for over 28 years following Jack's retirement from the Marine Corps. Patricia was born on November 22,...

November 29, 2016

Ada Kay St. John (Snell), 73, passed away at home in Mercedes on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. She was born on April 13, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Van C. and Kathryn Vaughn Snell. Ada Kay is survived by her husband Ronnie St John, two sons Brad White and wife Kim of Fort Worth, Tracy White and wife Missy...

November 26, 2016

Mercedes- Gilberta Lozoya, 90, passed away on Saturday, November 26th, 2016. She was born on March 16, 1926, to Encarnacion Lozoya and Petra Tomelloso in Mercedes, Texas. She married Manuel Moren and would have nine children. He died at a young age and Gilberta would raise all of the children as a single mom. They lived in Mexico when the...

November 22, 2016

Weslaco- Maria Francisca Arroyo Martinez, 61,of Weslaco passed away on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016. She was born in Reynosa to Dilia Martinez and Basilio Arroyo. She had nine siblings, Maria, Dina, Blanca, Esmeralda, Manuel, Francisco, Fermin, Eddie and Martin. She moved to Weslaco where she would raise her four children, Martha, Luis, Lilly and Maria. Maria Francisca was a homemaker....

November 22, 2016

WESLACO - Maria Elena (Mary) Ramos entered into eternal life on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. Maria Elena was born on April 30, 1950 in La Feria, TX to +Manuel and +Dolores C. Ramos. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: +Nena Rodriguez and +Licha Rodriguez; brothers: +Paco (+Gloria) Rodriguez, +Meme (+Emma) Ramos, +Beto (+Rosa) Ramos, and...

November 22, 2016

November 21, 2016

WESLACO - Juanita Buenrostro, 87, of Weslaco, passed away on November 21st, 2016, at the Aurora House in Weslaco. She was born on August 11, 1929 to Perfecto Torres and Maria Pina Torres in Donna, Texas. She met the love of her life, Domingo Buenrostro at a drive thru in Elsa. They were married on December 23, 1952. They enjoyed...

November 18, 2016

WESLACO - Ignacia V. De La Rosa, 85, of Weslaco, Texas, died peacefully in her sleep on November 18, 2016. She was born on July 31, 1931, and is preceded by her husband of 61 years, Hugo De La Rosa Sr., and her sons Jose Hugo De La Rosa Jr., and Enrique De La Rosa. Loving survivors include her nine...

November 18, 2016

Odilia Longoria, Born: November 28, 1918, Died: November 18, 2016 Born at her grandparents ranch, el rancho Santa Rita near Rachal, Texas to Eugenio Longoria, a rancher, school board trustee and county commissioner and Ana T. Longoria, a teacher. After graduating from Falfurrias High School in 1936 she went on to study at Edinburg Junior College (UT-RGV), received a Bachelor's...

November 14, 2016

WESLACO - Gerald Scott, 85, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 at John Knox Village in Weslaco. Funeral arrangements are pending with McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco.

November 14, 2016

WESLACO - John Paul Cox, 46, passed away on Monday, November 14th, 2016 in Harlingen. John Paul was born in McAllen, Texas to Paula Ann Cortez and John Joe Cox. He graduated from McAllen Memorial High School in 1987. He got his associates degree and worked as an EMT for most of his career. John Paul married Nora Lopez in...

November 12, 2016

Donna- Benito Casares, 74, passed away on Saturday, November 12th, 2016. Benito was a life long resident of Donna, where he was born to Elpidia Guerrero and Melquiadas Casares. He had one brother, Santiago, and two sisters, Josefina and Elizabeth. When he was old enough, he traveled to and worked in many places (as far as Michigan) as a young...

November 10, 2016

WESLACO - Billy Tom "B.T." Bell was born August 15, 1929 in San Juan, Texas to James Lewis Bell and Martha Ester Glen Bell. He attended school in McAllen, Texas, before graduating from Schreiner Institute in Kerrville. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, serving most of the time in White Sands, New Mexico; was honorably discharged in...

November 8, 2016

Edcouch- Refugio Munoz, 76, passed away on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico to Maria del Refugio Ortiz and Santiago Munoz. He was one of thirteen children. He and his wife came to the United States in 1980, where they would make their home in Edcouch, Texas. They had one daughter, Olga Lydia. Refugio would work...