OBIT-Ramona Angelica Jaramillo

MISSION – Ramona Angelica Jaramillo, 77, passed away on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Mission after a lengthy battle with ALS.

She was born on Aug. 22, 1937, in McAllen, to Jose and Margarita Herrera.

Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Manuel Jaramillo Sr.; children, Manuel Jaramillo III, Jose Armando Jaramillo, Ramona Mancha, Leticia Barajas and Rosa Miller-Head; brother, John Herrera; sister, Lucy Bennett; and 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Margarita Herrera; great-granddaughter, Abigail Carranza; and brothers, Antonio and Francisco Herrera.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. rosary at Funeraria del Angel in Mission. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in McAllen. Interment will follow at R.G.V. State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.