Obituaries

Jan 26, 2019

Maria Elena Arenas Medina, 58, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019 in Laredo, Texas.

Mrs. Arenas Medina is survived by her son Ulises (Fernanda) Guerrero; siblings, Rosa (Genovevo) Ramirez, Ana Lilia (Rogelio) Segura, Maria Guadalupe Arenas, Maria de la Luz Rasgado, Maria Isabel (Aroldo) Estrada, Maria del Carmen Hernandez, Manuel (Leticia) Arenas, Lauro Arenas, Toribio (Raquel)...

Jan 21, 2019

Rodolfo Veliz Perez, 80, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 in Laredo, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his siblings Maria de los Angeles Sanchez, Leopoldo Veliz, Ramiro Veliz, Pedro Veliz, and Graciela Aguirre.

Mr. Veliz is survived by his wife Maria Olga Hernandez Veliz; children, Rodolfo (Maria Elena) Veliz Jr., Maria (Lauro+) Soto,...

Jan 17, 2019

Francisco Lira H, 59, was called by the Lord on January 17, 2019.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife: Teresa Hernandez Lira, children: Francisco Lira, Jr., Klarizza Lira, Alitzah Lira, Victor (Melissa) Medina, Daniel (Viviana) Medina, Miguel Medina, and Melissa (Jesus) Huerta, 11 grandchildren, siblings:...

Jan 17, 2019

Jocelyn Ortiz, 24, was called by the Lord on January 17, 2019.

Left to cherish her memory is her parents: Norberto and Julia C. Ortiz, siblings: Marlin (David) Padilla, Roxanne (Pablo) Rodriguez, and Norberto Ortiz, Jr., numerous cousins, nephews, nieces, other family and friends.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 from 5:00...

Jan 17, 2019

Gregorio Mercado, 63, passed away on January 17, 2019 in Laredo, Texas.

Mr. Mercado is survived by his wife Esperanza Rocha; sons, Luis Arturo Mercado Rocha, and Oscar Antonio Mercado Rocha; siblings, Sandra Luz Salinas Mercado and Sergio Mercado Segovia. He is also survived by other relatives and friends.

Cremation will be held at a...

Jan 16, 2019

Baby Jace Alexander Garcia, was called by the Lord on January 16, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Jazmine Cassandra Mendoza

and Ivan Benito Garcia; maternal grandparents, Blanca Nellie Mendoza and Juan Carlos Mendoza; paternal grandparents, Leslie Karina Amparan and Fidencio Garcia. Baby Jace is also survived by aunts,...

Jan 15, 2019

Felipe A. Betancourt, 83, was called by the Lord on January 15, 2019.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife: Josefina Betancourt, children: Ana Luisa (Miguel) Cardoza, Sylvia (Juan) Piña, Maria de Lourdes (Alberto) Vasquez, Maria Isabel (Enrique) Morales, and Mario (Maribel) Betancourt, 14 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren, sister Elvira Betancourt, numerous nephews, nieces, other family and...

Jan 14, 2019

Yolanda S. Granados, 89, was called by the Lord on January 14, 2019.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Rosendo Granados, parents Rodolfo Santos and Teresa M. De Santos, sister Raquel Gomez, and brothers Oscar and Raul Santos.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Yolanda G. (Mario) Castaño, Maria Luisa (Antonio)...

Jan 10, 2019

Rumaldo Peña, 83, was called by the Lord on January 10, 2019.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Elia O. de Peña, sons Raymundo (Jaqueline) Peña and Alfonso (Janet) Peña, 3 grandchildren: grandons Hugo Peña and Ricardo Peña and granddaughter Ximena Peña, numerous nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

A visitation will be...

Jan 10, 2019

Maria Marina Villarreal, 77, was called by the Lord on January 10, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raul Villarreal, children: Sandra Villarreal, Jose Rene Villarreal & Jose Angel Villarreal.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Rosa Maria Moreno, Maria de Jesus Escamilla, Elizabeth Lopez, Magda Villarreal & Cesar Canales,...

Jan 6, 2019

Maria G. “Cuqie” Medina, 92, was called by the Lord on January 6, 2019 surrounded by her family.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Gregoria R. and Eliseo Gutierrez, husband Pedro L. Medina, sister Ofelia Martinez, son-in-law Raymond E. Medellin, Sr., grandson, Raymond E. Medellin, Jr., and great grandson Raymond E. Medellin III.

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Jan 3, 2019

Concepcion Zamarripa, 98, was called by the Lord on January 3, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Francisco Escamilla, sisters: Ofelia Zamarripa & Amelia Amaya & brothers: Pedro Zamarripa, Rodolfo Zamarripa, Felipe Zamarripa & Fausto Zamarripa.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, Jose Luis (Elizabeth) Zamarripa, daughter, Marial Del Rosario...

Jan 2, 2019

Roberto "Bob" Valdez, 59, was called by the Lord on January 2, 2019.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ricardo Valdez, mother, Juanita Valdez Diaz, sister, Norma Margarita Valdez & brother, Ricardo Guadalupe Valdez.

Left to cherish his memory are his siblings: Minerva (+Cornelio) Treviño, Enrique (Lydia) Valdez, Elsa (Tom) Slaney, Gerardo (Mandy) Valdez,...

Dec 29, 2018

Donna Janet Rojas, 21, was called by the Lord on December 29, 2018.

Left to cherish her memory is her parents: Felipe de Jesus Rojas and Maria Eugenia Rojas; brothers: Brandon Rojas, Erick Rojas, and Alan Rojas, cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 from 5:00...

Dec 27, 2018

Maria de Jesus Rodriguez, 94, passed away peacefully at her home of 52 years on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Heraclio Rodriguez; daughters, Aurora Rodriguez, Leticia Rodriguez; son, Ramon Rodriguez; and grandson, Gilberto Rodriguez.

She is survived by her children: Jose Antonio (Cecilia) Rodriguez, Mario Alberto Rodriguez, Guadalupe...

Dec 27, 2018

Daniel Estrada, a US Army Veteran, 88, was called by the Lord on December 27, 2018.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Consuelo Ochoa and brother-in-law, Ricardo Villarreal.

Left to cherish his memory is his sister, Maria E. Villarreal, nieces: Alma Ochoa and Adriana Villarreal, great-nephew, Mike Herrera IV, great-niece, Carolina Herrera, great-niece,...

Dec 24, 2018

Francisco Reyes Jr., 58, was called by the Lord on December 24, 2018.

He is preceded in death by his parents: Francisco Reyes and Paula Santos de Reyes.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Manuela Castillo de Reyes; children: Marisol (Miguel) Saldivar, Juan (Stacey) Reyes, and Mayra (Juan) Arredondo, 8 grandchildren; sisters, brothers,...

Dec 24, 2018

Juan Ramon Carrasco, 60, was called by the Lord on December 24, 2018.

He is preceded in death by his father, Eusebio Carrasco and his mother, Josefina Mendez.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Lisseth Portilla and children, brother, Julio Carrasco, and sister, Gladys Carrasco, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A...

Dec 23, 2018

Fernando Fernandez, 63, was called by the Lord on December 23, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Mr. Fernandez was an avid carpenter for 51 years, he spent most of his days doing what he loved. At just the age of 12 years old he built his own house together with his brothers.

He is preceded...

Dec 23, 2018

Maria Agustina Degollado, 73, was called by the Lord on December 23, 2018.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Agapito Degollado, brothers: Pablo and Luis Antonio Flores.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Arturo Degollado, Brenda Guzman, Agapito Alfredo Degollado, Maria Leticia (Juan Carlos) Solis, Ricardo Degollado, Roberto David (Deyanira) Degollado,...