OBIT – Ramon Lozano Sr.

MISSION – Ramon Lozano Sr., 88, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Mission.

Mr. Lozano was born in Mission on Dec. 23, 1928, to Arturo Lozano and Felicitas Zamora Lozano. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and was employed with the Edinburg and Mission school districts as school bus driver.

Survivors include his children, Sylvia Rodriguez, Ramon Lozano Jr., Eduardo Lozano and Jorge Lozano; and 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Jesusita Lozano; his parents; siblings, Ramiro Lozano, Jesus Lozano, Gloria Arrezola, Guadalupe Espitia and Blanca Gonzalez.

A funeral mass was held on May 12 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Cremation followed and his remains were laid to rest at Rio Grande Valley State Veteran’s Cemetery in Mission.