Obituaries

May 1, 2020

Delia G. Garcia, 81, passed away on May 1, 2020 in Laredo, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Francisco C. Garcia; daughter, Alma Delia Veliz; parents, Romulo and Maria Luisa Garza and brother, Jonas Garza.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Nemesio (Lorraine) Garcia, Martina (Feliciano III) Gamez, Adriana (Ricardo) Olivares, Francisco Garcia,...

Apr 30, 2020

Hortencia Heard, 80, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

She is preceded in death by her sister, Guadalupe Ortega de Tello.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Celestino Heard; children: Patricia Heard, Guillermina Heard, Petra (Francisco J.) Morales, Nidia Heard (Salvador Vela, Jr.), and Jose Antonio (Priscilla) Heard; 8...

Apr 29, 2020

Juan Jimenez Sr., 78, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Mr. Jimenez is preceded in death by his daughter, Norma Idalia Jimenez; parents, Jose Jimenez and Antonia Mendoza Jimenez.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Juanita Jimenez; children, Juan (Veronica) Jimenez Jr., Jose de Jesus (Juanita) Jimenez, Cynthia J....

Apr 26, 2020

Uvaldo Gomez, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Mr. Gomez is preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Gomez; mother, Rosa Elva Gomez.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Mayra (Jesus) Esquivel, Sandra (Juan) Cardenas, Uvaldo Alejandro Gomez, Maritza (Mario) Espinoza, and Josue (Lizbeth) Gomez; father, Silvestre Gomez;...

Apr 26, 2020

Antonio Zamarripa, 89, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Mr. Zamarripa is preceded in death by his wife, Teresa Molina de Zamarripa.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Refugio (Raquel) Zamarripa, Jose Jesus (Carmen) Zamarripa, Guadalupe (Mauro) Villanueva, Blanca Estela (Antonio) Rodriguez, Lidia (Nicolas) Avila. He is also survived...

Apr 26, 2020

Kevin "Diddy" Holguin, 28, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish his memory is his father, Gilbert Holguin; mother, Esmeralda M. Holguin; siblings: Juan J. Lopez, Flora A. Palos, Amanda M. Holguin, Amy L. Mancha, Gilbert Holguin Jr., and Andy Holguin. He is also survived by numerous family and friends.

Cremation will...

Apr 24, 2020

Enriqueta Ines Gonzalez, 60, aka “Queta” was born in January 21, 1960 in Laredo, Texas and passed away April 24, 2020 due to COVID-19.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Anastacio and Dominga Ledesma; siblings, Pedro Ledesma, Silvano Ledesma, Anastacio Ledesma Jr., and Gregoria Ledesma.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband...

Apr 22, 2020

Cristelle, Carla Channel, Clarissa Noemi, Carlos Alonso, and Chantal Azeneth Arellano were called to be with our Lord on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

They are preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Hector Martin Arellano Cardenas, paternal great- grandfather, Carlos Noriega Vela; uncle, Luis Alonso Arellano.

Left to cherish their memory...

Apr 21, 2020

Luis Cardenas, 75, passed away on Tuesday, Apirl 21, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Maria Yolanda Cardenas; children, Maribel Cardenas, Aide Guadalupe (Didier) Rodriguez, and Azenette Guadalupe (Arturo) Cervantes; siblings, Miguel Angel (San Juanita) Cardenas, Olga (Abelardo) Garcia, Lazaro Cardenas, Enedelia (Alejandro) Martinez, and Lilia (Esteban) Perez. Mr. Cardenas is...

Apr 17, 2020

Julian Saracho, 2 passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish his memory is his father, Julian Saracho Sanchez; paternal grandmother, Esperanza Sanchez; paternal grandmother, Elida Saracho; maternal grandmother, Maria del Carmen Reyes, other relatives and friends.

A rosary will be recited on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at Gamez &...

Apr 16, 2020

Juan Javier Ramos Gualito, 11, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Hilda Guadalupe Gualito.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Juan Ramos and Veronica Gualito; brother, Heriberto Rangel; maternal grandfather, Javier Gualito; paternal grandmother, Concepcion Ramos. He is also survived...

Apr 16, 2020

Maria Otilia “Tile” Soto Hernandez, 77, succumbed to illness on April 16, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her parents Julio Soto and Maria del Refugio Benavides Soto of Laredo, Texas;brother, Cruz Alejandro Soto of Richmond, Virginia.

Tile is survived by  her brothers, Ramiro (Gloria) Soto and  Julio (Argelia) Soto; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Soto; sons,...

Apr 16, 2020

Pedro Cruz, Jr., 12,  passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish his memory is his father, Pedro Cruz; step-father, Julian Saracho Sanchez; maternal grandmother, Maria del Carmen Reyes, other relatives and friends.

A rosary will be recited on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at Gamez & Sons Funeral and Cremation...

Apr 16, 2020

Lesly Sarahi Hernandez, 18, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish her memory is her father, Jose Martin Hernandez; step-father, Julian Saracho Sanchez; paternal grandfather, Jose Martin Hernandez, paternal grandmother, Laura Cuella; maternal grandmother, Maria del Carmen Reyes, other relatives and friends.

A rosary will be recited on Thursday, April...

Apr 16, 2020

Zayra Marlen Fuentes, 33, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Julian Saracho Sanchez; mother, Maria del Carmen Reyes; siblings: Erick Alberto Fuentes Reyes and Maria Guadalupe Fuentes Reyes, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A rosary will be recited on Thursday, April 23,...

Apr 15, 2020

Calvin Laverne Eash, 76, passed away on Saturday April 11, 2020, at Las Alturas Nursing and Transitional Care in Laredo, Texas where he resided near his son.

Mr. Eash was born on August 15, 1943, in Constantine MI to Calvin and Katie (Yoder) Eash. Cal grew up in Fairview MI and lived most of his life in...

Apr 15, 2020

Rogelio Ayala, 72, passes away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Mr. Ayala is preceded in death by his sisters, Olga Ayala and Amelia Martinez.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Beatriz Ayala; daughter, Rosa Ayala; granddaughter, Mia Aguilar; brothers, Roel Ayala, Avelin Ayala, Romeo (Maura) Ayala, and Rolando (Idalia) Ayala....

Apr 15, 2020

Jose Humberto Villafranca, 61, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Mr. Villafranca worked for Despachos del Norte for 32 years. He was great brother, uncle and friend; he will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Mr. Villafranca is preceded in death by his parents, Jesus and Catarina Villafranca.

Apr 14, 2020

Maria del Refugio Castillo, 72, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Juan (Margarita) Davenport, Teresa (Juan) Rodriguez, Jose (Claudia) Cuevas, Carmen (Joshua) Massey, Maria (Lucas) Romero, Ben Davenport, and Anna Lie Davenport. She is also survived by other relatives and friends.

A private...

Apr 10, 2020

Maria Guadalupe Pavon, 55, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Laredo, Texas.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Sugisito Torres; children, Juan Claro (Carla) Villegas, Francisco Javier (Erika) Villegas, Ruby I. (Edgar) Bernadac, Ruben (Virginia) Bolaños, Silvia Esmeralda Bolaños, Miguel Angel (Krystal) Bolaños, Perla Alejandrina (Luis) Medrano, Alexis Torres, and Edgar Bernadac; siblings,...