DEATH NOTICE – Jesus Araiza
PALMHURST – Jesus Araiza, 51, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center.
Read MoreOBIT – Jose Sanchez
MISSION – Jose Guadalupe Sanchez, 98, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Mission. Mr. Sanchez was born on Feb. 21, 1919, in Burgos, Tamps., Mexico, to Nemecio Sanchez and Paulita Recendez. Survivors include his wife, Agripina Ramos Sanchez; children, Felix Sanchez, Jose Sanchez, Rosa Zamora, Lucilla Sanchez, Bertha Rodriguez, Eunice Alferez and Myrna…
Read MoreOBIT – Francisca Salazar
MISSION – Francisca Salazar, 77, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Mrs. Salazar was born on Dec. 3, 1939, in General Bravo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to Jose Maria and Maria Trinidad (Martinez) Garza. Survivors include her sons, Juan Salazar Jr. of Mission, Joe Salazar of Mission, Jaime Salazar of Mission, Javier Salazar of Mission…
Read MoreOBIT – Juan Ibarra
MISSION – Juan “John” Ibarra, 70, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ibarra was born on April 22, 1947, to Francisco and Francisca Ibarra. He served two tours in Vietnam during the height of the war. He worked 22 years at hospitals in McAllen and 21 years at…
Read MoreOBIT – Jose Gonzalez
PALMVIEW – Jose L. Gonzalez, 93, passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at home in Palmview. Mr. Gonzalez was born on Dec. 15, 1923, in Mexico to Antonio and Eustaquia (Rangel) Gonzalez. Survivors include his wife, Margarita (Lopez) Gonzalez; children, Juan Gonzalez, Feliciano Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez, Rosario Gonzalez, Maria Vargas and Lupe Morin; and numerous…
Read MoreOBIT – Jose De La Garza
MISSION – Jose De La Garza, 88, passed away on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at his home in Mission. Mr. De La Garza was born on June 11, 1929, in Reynosa Diaz, Tamps., Mexico, to Hilario and Pilar (Farias) De La Garza. Survivors include his children, Jose De La Garza, Alvaro De La Garza, Hector…
Read MoreOBIT – Joel Aguilar
MISSION – Joel Vicente Aguilar, 61, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 at his home. Mr. Aguilar was born in McAllen and was a retired sheriff’s deputy. Survivors include his wife, Arminda Flores Aguilar; children, Joel Aguilar, Susann Aguilar, Angel Aguilar, Charles Aguilar and Alisha Aguilar; stepchildren, Jesus Ramon, Marlen Treviño and Eustolio Reyna;…
Read MoreMission’s Halloween Family Festival moved due to rain threat
The threat of rain has prompted Mission’s Historical Museum to move the majority of its Halloween Family Festival, otherwise known as Mysteries at the Boo!seum, to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The event, normally held outdoors in the courtyard of the museum at 900 Dougherty Street, is being moved indoors at the Parks…
Read More‘Back to basics,’ goal of Mission’s Chamber of Commerce
Getting “back to the basics” of helping its members grow their businesses is the goal of the head of the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce. That’s the message Robert Rosell, the chamber’s president and chief executive officer, delivered to about 200 people attending the organization’s annual banquet Thursday, Oct 19 at Mario’s Banquet and Conference…
Read MoreTexas Citrus Fiesta names Princess Anna 68th
About 200 people turned out Saturday, Oct. 21 to witness the selection of the Texas Citrus Fiesta’s next Princess Anna, a position in the TCF Royal Court open only to 6 year olds. And hoping to attract as many entrants as possible the deadline to enter at least one TCF event has been extended until…
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