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Elvia M. Lopez

Elvia M. Lopez

Dec 28, 2009

ELVIA M. LOPEZ SAN JUAN - Elvia M. Lopez, 61, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at McAllen Medical Center. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Mrs. Lopez was formerly of McAllen and had lived in San Juan for the past three years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jose G. Lopez; her parents, Guillermo and Guadalupe Maldonado; and three...

Minerva Reyna

Minerva Reyna

Dec 27, 2009

MINERVA REYNA EDINBURG – Minerva Reyna, 85, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Reyna was born in La Reforma, Texas and had lived in Edinburg most of her life. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg. Mrs. Reyna is preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Barbarita Garza; a brother,...

Miguel R. Garza

Miguel R. Garza

Dec 25, 2009

MIGUEL R. GARZA EDINBURG- Miguel R. Garza, 98, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Born in General Teran, N.L., Mexico he had lived in Edinburg since 1989. Mr. Garza was a member of Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida in Edinburg. He is preceded in death by his wife, Guadalupe Garza; a daughter, Yolanda Gonzalez; daughter-in-law, Adalia Garza;...

Juanita B. Ramirez

Juanita B. Ramirez

Dec 23, 2009

JUANITA B. RAMIREZ ALAMO / ELSA - Juanita B. Ramirez, 83, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at McAllen Medical Center. Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Mrs. Ramirez had lived in Alamo since 1980. She was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Socorro Barba; her parents, Andres and Rosa Barba; and a...

Sarah Yvanna Sopfossi-Tchinda

Sarah Yvanna Sopfossi-Tchinda

Dec 23, 2009

SARAH YVANNA SOPFOSSI-TCHINDA MISSION - Sarah Yvanna Sopfossi-Tchinda, infant, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. She is survived by her parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts and cousins, of McAllen, Dallas, Houston, Cameroon, England, France and Germany. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2010 followed by a...

Josie Gonzaba "Manca" Balderaz

Josie Gonzaba "Manca" Balderaz

Dec 18, 2009

JOSIE "MANCA" GONZABA BALDERAZ EDINBURG – Josie "Manca" Gonzaba Balderaz, 72, died Friday, December 18, 2009, at Solara Hospital in McAllen. Ms. Balderas was born in Raymondville and had lived in Edinburg most of her life. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg. She is preceded in death by her parents, Beatriz Flores and Juan Gonzaba;...

Angelina Loera De "Angie" Anda

Angelina Loera De "Angie" Anda

Dec 17, 2009

ANGELINA "ANGIE" LOERA DE ANDA McALLEN - Angelina "Angie" Loera De Anda, 72, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. Born in Alamo, Mrs. De Anda had lived in McAllen most of her life. She was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in McAllen. Angie was a very devoted wife and a...

Michael Jerome Esparza

Michael Jerome Esparza

Dec 14, 2009

MICHAEL JEROME ESPARZA EDINBURG – Michael Jerome Esparza, 49, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Mr. Esparza was born in Edinburg and had lived there all of his life. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg. Michael was a man with a big heart who loved his family and his...

Manuela Alaniz

Manuela Alaniz

Dec 11, 2009

MANUELA ALANIZ McALLEN – Manuela Alaniz, 67, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at her residence in McAllen. Born in Pharr, Mrs. Alaniz had lived in McAllen most of her life and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen. She is preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Carmen Lopez. Mrs. Alaniz is survived by her husband,...

Gilberto Justo Ozuna

Gilberto Justo Ozuna

Dec 8, 2009

GILBERTO J. OZUNA, SR. EDINBURG — Gilberto J. Ozuna, Sr., 67, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at McAllen Heart Hospital. Mr. Ozuna was born in Edinburg and had lived there most of his life. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg. He is preceded in death by his father, Eutiquio Ozuna. Mr. Ozuna is survived by...

Rene Requenez

Rene Requenez

Dec 7, 2009

RENE REQUENEZ EDINBURG – Rene Requenez, 37, was called upon by the Lord, Monday, December 7, 2009, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Rene was born December 3, 1972 to Hermilo and Raquel Requenez. He attended and graduated from the Edinburg School District and upon graduating he continued his studies at UTPA where he graduated and majored in Rehabilitation...

Isabel F. Gonzalez

Isabel F. Gonzalez

Dec 7, 2009

ISABEL F. GONZALEZ ALAMO - Isabel F. Gonzalez, 89, died Monday, December 7, 2009, at her residence in Alamo. Born in Brownsville she had lived in Alamo most of her life and was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church. Mrs. Gonzalez is survived by her husband, Mario Gonzalez; five children, Mario M. (Mary Alice) Gonzalez, Jr., Gilberto (Yolanda) Gonzales, Fernando...

Irene "Nena" Garcia

Irene "Nena" Garcia

Dec 7, 2009

IRENE “NENA” GARCIA “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven…..a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” Ecc. 3:1 & 4. EDINBURG – Irene “Nena” Garcia, April 20, 1936 in La Grulla, Texas was a day of rejoicing for Miguel...

Maria Inez Puente

Maria Inez Puente

Dec 5, 2009

MARIA INEZ PUENTE PHARR – Maria Inez Puente, 95, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her residence in Pharr. Mrs. Puente was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and had lived in Pharr most of her life. She was a member of St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Pharr. She is preceded in death by her husband, Otilio Puente, Sr.; and...

Vicenta Villanueva

Vicenta Villanueva

Dec 5, 2009

VICENTA VILLANUEVA PHARR – Vicenta Villanueva, 88, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. Mrs. Villanueva was born in Dr. Arroyo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and had lived in Pharr most of her life. She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Pharr. She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Villanueva, in...

Daniel Thomas Mcconaughy

Daniel Thomas Mcconaughy

Dec 4, 2009

DANIEL THOMAS McCONAUGHY ALAMO – Daniel Thomas McConaughy, 59, died Friday, December 4, 2009, at his residence in Alamo, Texas. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. McConaughy and had lived in Alamo for three years and was formerly of Manchester, Tennessee. Dan had a passion for traveling throughout the country in his RV and he made friends wherever he...

Ancelmo M. Hernandez Sr.

Ancelmo M. Hernandez Sr.

Dec 3, 2009

ANCELMO M. HERNANDEZ, SR. SAN JUAN - Ancelmo M. Hernandez, Sr., 64, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at McAllen Heart Hospital. Mr. Hernandez was born in San Juan and had lived there most of his life. He is preceded in death by his mother, Maria De Jesus Hernandez; two brothers, Raul Hernandez, Ricardo Hernandez; and two sisters, Olinda Hernandez and...

Norma Ann Escobar

Norma Ann Escobar

Dec 1, 2009

NORMA ANN ESCOBAR EDINBURG – Norma Ann Escobar, 51, went peacefully to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. She was born in Mercedes, Texas on October 5, 1958 to Noe and Blanca Escobar. She is preceded in death by her father, Noe Escobar. Norma is survived by her mother, Blanca Escobar, of...

Mia Isabella Chavez

Mia Isabella Chavez

Nov 30, 2009

MIA ISABELLA CHAVEZ EDINBURG/HOUSTON - Mia Isabella Chavez, 4 months, went to be with the angels on November 29, 2009 at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Mia, who graced her parents' lives with her birth on July 27, 2009, at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, Texas, is preceded in death by her uncle Eduardo Chavez in 2006. Left to...

Irma Palacios Ramos

Irma Palacios Ramos

Nov 29, 2009

IRMA PALACIOS RAMOS PHARR/SAN ANTONIO - Irma P. Ramos entered peacefully into eternal rest on November 29, 2009 at her home in San Antonio, Texas surrounded by her family, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Irma, 69, was born in Pharr, Texas on July 18, 1940 to Leopoldo Palacios and Lilia Farias Palacios. She was preceded in death by...

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