Maria Mercedes "Meche" Hernandez de Valdez

Maria Mercedes “Meche” Hernandez De Valdez

Alamo- Maria Mercedes “Meche” Hernandez De Valdez, 78, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Cruz Valdez; two children, Xochitl Valdez and Roberto Valdez and; parents, Salvador and Maria Ausencia Hernandez.

Meche is survived by her children, Lupita Valdez (Rolando) Hernandez, Elizabeth Valdez (Jorge) Vega and Ricardo Valdez; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; her step-mother Elena Corona Hernandez; ten siblings, Marina Hernandez Robles, Virginia Hernandez, Martina Hernandez (Javier) Velazquez, Maria Hernandez, Julia (Miguel) Hernandez, Olivia Hernandez (Victor) Diaz, Carmela Hernandez, Luis Hernandez, Salvador Hernandez and Alvaro (Julieta) Hernandez.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m., with a 6 p.m. prayer service, followed by a 7 p.m. rosary Monday, February 10, 2025, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr. 

Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.