DEATH NOTICE – Julio Aleman
MISSION – Julio Aleman, 57, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at his home.
Read MoreOBIT – Beverly Thorsen
MISSION – Beverly Thorsen, 75, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, her home in Mission. Mr.s Thorsen was born June 8, 1943, in Duluth, Minn. She was also a 26-year active member of American Legion Auxiliary Loyal Service Unit 37 in McAllen where she served in various positions, including president. She actively raised donations Comfort…
Read MoreOBIT – William Robinson
MISSION – William “Bill” Robinson, 85, passed away on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Edinburg. Mr. Robinson was born on May 29, 1933, in Corwith, Iowa. After graduation he worked at the FBI in Washington, DC, where he met his wife, Irene Sierens. They were married in 1952 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,…
Read MoreOBIT – Eduardo Osornio Jr.
MISSION – Eduardo Osornio Jr., 34, of Mission, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical Center.Mr. Osornio was born on July 1, 1984, in McAllen to Eduardo and Melitonia Ozornio. Survivors include his wife, Maria Isabel Osornio; children, Aylene Osornio, Mia Osornio, Miquela Ramos and Leonel Ramos; his parents; siblings, Sergio,…
Read MoreOBIT – Salomon Marroquin
MISSION – Salomon (Sol) S. Marroquin went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Mr. Marroquin was born in San Antonio on Jan. 23, 1931, and moved with his family to Mission in 1939. where he has lived since. He graduated from Mission High School in 1950 and served in the U.S.…
Read MoreOBIT – Gavina Ivarra
PALMVIEW – Gavina Ivarra, 91, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. Mrs. Ivarra was born on Feb. 19, 1927, to Jose and Felipa Mata and was raised by her stepmother Sara Mata. Survivors include Manuel Ivarra, Jesus Ivarrra and Jose Ivarra; brother, Ceasar Mata; and 16 grandchildren and over 100 great-grandchildren. She was preceded…
Read MoreOBIT – Rodolfo Cardenas
MISSION – Rodolfo G. Cardenas, 78, passed away on Sept. 20, 2018 at McAllen Medical Center. He was known to the Valley as one of the pioneers in house moving. Survivors include his daughter, Hilda Rodriguez; siblings, Ruben Cardenas, Evangelina Navarro and Elida Salinas; and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A funeral mass was held…
Read MoreOBIT – Dominga Cantu
MISSION – Dominga P. Cantu, 91, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at her home in Mission. Survivors include her children, Oralia Rodriguez, Blanca De Leon, Eduardo Cantu, Gerardo Cantu, Ricardo Cantu and Abelardo Cantu, all of Mission, and 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eustolio Cantu;…
Read MoreWitnesses in Mission election trial testify about cash-for-votes scheme
Campaign workers paid voters $10 apiece during the Mission mayoral race, according to witnesses who testified Tuesday in state district court — and $20 apiece during the runoff. When he took the witness stand, Samuel James Deckard, 27, of Mission said a campaign worker contacted him on April 28. “Yo bro does any of your…
Read MoreLJISD approves Optional Flexible School Day Program
Aiming to maintain and increase the 94.3 percent daily attendance average for students, the La Joya Independent School District is continuing a program that saw success in the last year of implementation. LJISD held a public hearing before a special called meeting Monday, Sept. 17, where Sandra Gonzalez, the director of the program, presented the…
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