MISSION – Guillermo Alvarez, 74, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at his home in Mission.

MISSION/LAGUNA VISTA – Ruth Walsh, 90, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in Harlingen. Mrs. Walsh was born on March 14, 1927, in Detroit, Texas, to Clyde Cecil Venable and Lola Kitchens Venable. She came to the Rio Grande Valley at the age of 20 to become a teacher in Mission, where she met…

MISSION – Virgil Lee Tanner, 97, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at his home in Mission. Mr. Tanner was born on May 16, 1920, in Brickinridge County, Ky., to Jess and Mabel (Erbin) Tanner. He was a WWII infantry veteran. On Oct. 2, 1963, he married the former Lucille Evelyn Engle. He worked…

MISSION – Ricardo R. Peña, 93, passed away on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg. Mr. Peña was born and raised in Los Ebanos and graduated from La Joya High School and Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan. At the age of 16, he converted to Los Ebanos Mennonite Brethren Church and, after…

MISSION – Joseph L. Nevanen, 55, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at his home in Mission. Mr. Nevanen was born in Chisholm, Minn., in 1962 and graduated from Chisholm High School. He attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he earned a bachelor’s degree in applied science in 1986. He began his teaching career…

PALMVIEW – Eleazar Morin, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at his home in Palmview. Mr. Morin was born on Jan. 23, 1947, in Camargo, Tamps., Mexico, to the Late Teofilo and Ofilia (Garza) Morin. Survivors include his wife, Maria Imelda Morin; children, Alma Morin, Sonia Morin, Ana Trejo and Eleazar Morin Jr.;…

MISSION – Encarnacion S. “Chon Wito” Lopez passed away on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at McAllen Medical Center. Mr. Lopez was born on Oct. 5, 1929, in La Reforma. He served his nation in Korea from 1950 to 1952 and received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Korea Services Medal. When he returned, he worked…

PALMVIEW – Norma Flores, 61, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg. Mrs. Flores was born on June 30, 1956, in Rio Grande City to Isidro and Petra Venencia. Survivors include her husband, Gerardo Flores Sr.; children, Gerardo Flores Jr., Roman Flores and Norma Rosales; siblings, Nora Palacios, Isidro Venencia…

MISSION – Betty Jean Daniel Dondlinger, 85, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Mrs. Dondlinger was born in Mission and was a graduate of Mission High School. She earned a degree in elementary education from Texas Christian University and taught kindergarten and first grade for over 10 years. She married W. S. “Bill” Dondlinger…

ALTON – Aaliyah Sullivan, 3-month old infant, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg.