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Arnoldo Willingham

Arnoldo Willingham

Dec 20, 2010

ARNOLDO WILLINGHAM PHARR - Arnoldo Willingham, 63, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at McAllen Heart Hospital. Born in Mendez, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Mr. Willingham had lived in Pharr most of his life. Mr. Willingham was an active member of the community and participated in many civic organizations. He was a past member of the Pharr Lions Club and the Pharr Jaycees;...

Arnoldo Willingham

Arnoldo Willingham

Dec 20, 2010

ARNOLDO WILLINGHAM PHARR - Arnoldo Willingham, 63, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at McAllen Heart Hospital. Born in Mendez, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Mr. Willingham had lived in Pharr most of his life. Mr. Willingham was an active member of the community and participated in many civic organizations. He was a past member of the Pharr Lions Club and the Pharr Jaycees;...

Manuel Arebalo

Manuel Arebalo

Dec 18, 2010

MANUEL AREBALO EDINBURG – Manuel Arebalo, 50, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Mr. Arebalo was born in Edinburg and had lived there all of his life. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Edinburg. He is preceded in death by his father, Luis Arebalo; and a brother-in-law, Carlos Lewis....

Margarita Ruiz

Margarita Ruiz

Dec 18, 2010

MARGARITA RUIZ ELSA - Margarita Ruiz, 94, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Born in Mexico, Mrs. Ruiz had lived in Elsa most of her life and was a member of United Methodist Church in Elsa. She is preceded in death by her husband, Benito Ruiz; and two sons, Benito Ruiz Jr. and Lisandro...

Margarita R. Aguirre

Margarita R. Aguirre

Dec 17, 2010

MARGARITA R. AGUIRRE SAN JUAN - Margarita R. Aguirre, 79, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at McAllen Medical Center. Born in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Mrs. Aguirre had lived in San Juan for 41 years and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish. She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Aguirre Lopez; a daughter-in-law, Rosa...

Jaime J. "Bino" Zapata

Jaime J. "Bino" Zapata

Dec 16, 2010

JAIME J. "BINO" ZAPATA EDINBURG – Jaime J. "Bino" Zapata, 35, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, at his residence surrounded by his family in Edinburg. Born in Edinburg, Mr. Zapata had lived there all of his life and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He served as a Lieutenant with the Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department and was a...

Ferananda Aimee Ramriez

Ferananda Aimee Ramriez

Dec 14, 2010

FERNANDA AIMEE "AMY" RAMIREZ SAN JUAN - Fernanda Aimee "Amy" Ramirez, 17, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at her residence in San Juan. She was a student at Premier High School in Pharr. Amy is survived by her mother, Monica L. (Alberto) Marroquin of San Juan; her father, Florencio Cruz Ramirez, III of McAllen; three sisters, Sasha Monique Ramirez, Lesley...

Angel G. Vela

Angel G. Vela

Dec 14, 2010

ANGEL G. VELA SAN JUAN - Angel G. Vela, 70, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Born in Mexico, Mr. Vela had lived in San Juan most of his life and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish. He was owner of Vela's Nursery in San Juan. Dad was a warm...

Roberto V. Salinas Jr.

Roberto V. Salinas Jr.

Dec 12, 2010

ROBERTO V. SALINAS JR. EDINBURG – Roberto V. Salinas Jr., 63, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. Mr. Salinas was born in Edinburg and had lived there all of his life and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg. He served 23 years with the Edinburg police department and 18 years as a...

Rebeca B. Salazar

Rebeca B. Salazar

Dec 11, 2010

REBECA B. SALAZAR PHARR/SAN JUAN - Rebeca B. Salazar, 81, died Saturday, December 11, 2010, in Austin, Texas. Born in San Pedro de Roma, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Mrs. Salazar was formerly of Pharr and had lived in San Juan. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in San Juan. She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Silvestre Requenez

Silvestre Requenez

Dec 10, 2010

SILVESTRE "PRIETA" G. REQUENEZ ALICE - Silvestre "Preita" G. Requenez, 92, went to be with our lord, Friday, December 10, 2010, at RJ Meridian Care Nursing Home in Alice, Texas. She was born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico and had lived in Pharr most of her life. Mrs. Requenez was a loving and devoted wife, sister, and was a very active...

Librada "Lile" Herrera

Librada "Lile" Herrera

Dec 8, 2010

LIBRADA "LILE" HERRERA ALAMO - Librada H. Herrera, 101, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Mrs. Herrera was born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, Mexico and had lived in Alamo since 1935. She attended evening classes to learn English and earn her United States Citizenship; she knew how to play the piano, how to...

Francisco Garcia Jr.

Francisco Garcia Jr.

Dec 7, 2010

FRANCISCO GARCIA, JR. ALAMO - Francisco Garcia Jr., 69, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at McAllen Medical Center. He was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico and had lived in Alamo most of his life. Mr. Garcia is survived by his wife, Teresa Garcia; ten children, Reynaldo (Alicia) Garcia, Rosa Elia (Noel) Martinez, Araceli (Rolando) Rodriguez, Martin Garcia, Sara Garcia, Maria...

Felipe A. "Pipe" Elizondo

Felipe A. "Pipe" Elizondo

Dec 5, 2010

FELIPE "PIPE" A. ELIZONDO PHARR - Felipe "Pipe" A. Elizondo, 67, of Pharr, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Felipe was born in Pharr, Texas on February 27, 1943 to Felipe and Melchora Elizondo and was a 1962 graduate of PSJA High School. He is preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Armando Elizondo...

Doroteo Guzman

Doroteo Guzman

Dec 5, 2010

DOROTEO (TEO) GUZMAN, SR. ALAMO - Doroteo (Teo)Guzman, Sr., 66, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at Knapp Medical Center. Mr. Guzman was born in Alamo, TX where he lived all his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francisco and Petra E. Guzman from Alamo. He is survived by his loving wife, Guadalupe De Leon Guzman; two...

Guillermo Coronado

Guillermo Coronado

Dec 3, 2010

GUILLERMO "BEAR" CORONADO ALAMO - Guillermo "Bear" Coronado, 54, died Friday, December 3, 2010 at McAllen Heart Hospital. Mr. Coronado is survived by his wife, Delia Coronado of Alamo; five daughters, Vicenta Jaqueline Coronado, Melissa Gamez, Jessica Gamez, all of Alamo, Joanna Blunt of Pharr, Patricia Ann Olivares of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Gerardo Coronado of San Antonio, Texas;...

Alfredo Ramirez

Alfredo Ramirez

Dec 2, 2010

ALFREDO RAMIREZ PHARR - Alfredo Ramirez, 65, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. He is preceded in death by his parents, Pilar and Juanita Ramirez; a brother, Ricardo Ramirez; and a sister, Josefina Lopez. Mr. Ramirez is survived by his wife, Juanita Ramirez; two sons, Alfredo (Lydia) Ramirez, Jr., Christopher (Graciela) Ramirez, all of...

Rosa V. Suarez

Rosa V. Suarez

Dec 2, 2010

ROSA V. SUAREZ SAN JUAN - Rosa V. Suarez, 71, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at McAllen Medical Center. Born in San Juan, Mrs. Suarez had lived there all of her life and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in San Juan. She was employed by PSJA I.S.D. for 39 years. She is preceded in death...

Maria Guadalupe Ramos

Maria Guadalupe Ramos

Dec 1, 2010

MARIA GUADALUPE RAMOS EDINBURG - Maria Guadalupe Ramos, 55, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Colonial Manor in McAllen. She is preceded in death by her mother, Juana Castillo. Mary is survived by her father, Guadalupe Castillo, of Edinburg; a brother, Ruben Castillo, of Corpus Christi, Texas; and two sisters, Estela (Santiago) Rodriguez, of San Antonio, Texas and Aurelia Castillo,...

Simona Fuentes

Simona Fuentes

Dec 1, 2010

SIMONA FUENTES SAN CARLOS – Simona Fuentes, 47, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Edinburg on August 1, 1963, Mrs. Fuentes had lived in San Carlos all of her life and was a member of St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church in San Carlos. She is preceded in death by her parents, Aciano and...

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