Local Obituaries for Families in Edinburg, Texas

Dec 16, 2015

Dateline: Edinburg San Juanita “Janie” Ocanas, 57, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. She was born on Wednesday, March 5, 1958 in Edinburg, Texas to Fidel Ocanas and Anastacia Cervantez Ocanas. Janie is survived by her parents; children; Isabel (Joe) Torres, Jr., Roberto (Irene) Rodriguez, Jr., Jessica (Gabriel) Minge and Eric...

Dec 16, 2015

Obituary Dateline: Edinburg Rafaela O. Ramirez, 97, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at The Manor at Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas. She was born on Wednesday, October 2, 1918 in Edinburg, Texas to Felix Ochoa and Maria Antonia Garza. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Andres Ramirez, son-in-law; Amado Martinez, Sr., 3 – sisters and...

Dec 15, 2015

Dateline: EDINBURG Rafael “Ralph” Munguia, 65, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen. He was born on Friday, October 13, 1950 in Edinburg, Texas to Francisco Munguia and Constancia Ledesma Munguia. He is preceded in death by his parents. Left to cherish his memories are his wife; Maria Elena Rodriguez, children; Efrain (Zenet)...

Dec 7, 2015

Obituary Dateline: EDINBURG Teofilo V. Torres, 88, was called to be with the Lord on Monday, December 7, 2015 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen. He was born in Edinburg, Texas on Saturday, January 8, 1927 to Encarnación Torres, Sr. and Anita Vallecillo Torres. He is preceded in death by his parents; wives, Felicitas Jasso Torres and Emma Garcia Torres;...

Dec 3, 2015

Aminta “Amy” Cavazos Zarate, 97, was called to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg.  She was born in Laredo, TX on Friday, September 27, 1918 to Amado Cavazos, Jr. and Sofia Anzaldua Cavazos.  She joins in celebration her husband; Julian Zarate, daughter; Sophia (Dr. Armando) Arechiga, parents, 3 - brothers...

Nov 29, 2015

Obituary Dateline: Linn/San Manuel Mary Lou Medina, 73, entered eternal rest on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen. She was born on Saturday, March 28, 1942 in Edinburg, Texas to Juan Medina and Aurora Villarreal Medina. She is preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law; Lupita Medina. She is survived by her brothers; Alfonso Medina...

Nov 28, 2015

Edinburg Juan Manuel Gomez, 63, entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Villa Residential Care of Harlingen in Harlingen. He was born on Monday, August 11, 1952 in El Campo, Texas to Jose Maria Gomez and Victoria Munoz Gomez. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife; San Juanita Flores Gomez, son; Juan Manuel Gomez, Jr. and...

Nov 24, 2015

Obituary Dateline: Edinburg Petra Ramos, 85, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in McAllen. She was born in Alamo, Texas on June 22, 1930 to Jose Herrera and Regina Ayala. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Francisco Ramos, sisters; Paula Rodriguez and Francisca Aguilar. She is survived by her...

Nov 22, 2015

Edinburg — Eufrosina “Ama” Arteaga, 86, entered eternal rest on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Edinburg Regional Medical Center in Edinburg. She was born on Thursday, March 30, 1929 in Lourdes, Gto., Mexico to Margarito Rojas and Lucia Alvarado Rojas. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Geronimo Arteaga, Sr., sons; Manuel and Fortunato Arteaga, brother; Forencio Rojas,...

Nov 17, 2015

A graveside service will be held for Adan Martinez on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in McAllen, TX.

Nov 11, 2015

Dora G. Perez, 92, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Edinburg Regional Medical Center in Edinburg. She was born in Edinburg, Texas on November 03, 1923 to Matilde and Francisca Garza. She is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Perez, Jr.; son, Rick Perez and parents. Left to cherish her memories are her children; Fred (Diana)...

Nov 3, 2015

Socorro Garza Gonzalez, 67, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, November 03, 2015 at her residence in Edinburg. She was born in General Bravo, N.L., Mexico on November 22, 1947 to Ramon and Gertrudes Garza. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Tiburcio Gonzalez, brother; Baldomero Garza and sister; Cristina Ortiz. Socorro is survived by her children; Adelaida (Alejandro)...

Oct 18, 2015

Margarita Lopez,93, entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg.  She was born in Lopeno, Texas on October 17, 1922 to Ignacio Ramirez and Martina Ramirez. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother and sisters, Alicia Ramirez, Elida R. Vela, Adelita Ramirez, Jovita R. Benavidez, Antonia R. Trevino, Amelia R....

Oct 17, 2015

Leopoldo “Leo” Trevino, Jr., 31, entered eternal rest on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. He was born on January 27, 1984 to Leopoldo Trevino, Sr. and San Juanita Gricelda Gonzalez Trevino in McAllen, TX. He is preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his loving wife of 13 years, Banessa Cavazos;...

Oct 14, 2015

Jose “Choche” Luis Mercado, 61, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his residence in Edinburg, TX. He was born on August 20, 1954 to Francisco Ruiz and Bertha Guadalupe Mercado in Edinburg, TX. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother-in-law, Francisco Hernandez and sister-in-law, Celia S. Avila. He is survived by his loving wife of...

Oct 1, 2015

Jean Paraskevas was born on July 14, 1929 on a small family farm in Woodson, Texas, the youngest of four girls born to Robert C. and Vellettia Mooneyham.  As a young girl and teenager, Bobbie Jean loved reading, music, and recreation and enjoyed sharing her enthusiasm for these activities at Denton First United Methodist Church. She participated in youth activities,...

Sep 30, 2015

You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false === supports_h264_baseline_video() ) { $("#vdfmtnt").show(); $("#vidplyr1").hide(); } });

Sep 19, 2015

Manuel D. Salazar, 83, entered eternal rest on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, TX. He was born on May 7, 1932 to Jose Felix Salazar and Estefana Davila Salazar in Mission, TX. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Francisco Salazar; sister, Maria Pena and brother-in-law, Antonio Pena. Manuel is survived by...

Sep 12, 2015

Ninfa Irma González Longoria entered this world March 1, 1928 in Laredo, Texas and transitioned on September 12, 2015 in McAllen, Texas at the age of 87, from natural causes.  She loved and idealized her parents, Emerico González Pepi and Maclovia González Morales de Gonzalez, both of whom were descendants of true pioneers, Spanish land grant families that were deeded...

Sep 11, 2015