Area Obituaries

Ramon Camacho MISSION – Ramon G. Camacho, 83, passed away on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at Mission Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Jose Cardona RIO GRANDE CITY – Jose Cardona, 81, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care in Rio Grande City. Lydia Chapa LA JOYA – Lydia E.…

Olga Alaniz PEÑITAS – Olga M. Alaniz, 70, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, in McAllen. Erasmo Bazan RIO GRANDE CITY – Erasmo Bazan, 68, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022, at Mission Regional Medical Center. Hilda Cantu MISSION – Hilda G. Cantu, 89, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Mission…

Guadalupe Acevedo MISSION – Guadalupe O. Acevedo, 89, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Comfort House in McAllen. Rebeca Arriaga RIO GRANDE CITY – Rebeca Arriaga, 92, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022, at her home. Juan Alvarez PALMHURST – Juan Romeo Alvarez, 72, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in…

Johnice Ann Moses Wyant MISSION – Johnice Ann Moses Wyant, 68, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022. The daughter of a cotton ginner, she was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, on November 12, 1953. The family eventually settled in Mission, Texas, where her parents took over the cotton gin that was located at Three…

Rosendo Garcia SAN BENITO – Rosendo “Roy” C. Garcia, 80, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home in San Benito. Born in Olmito, on Feb. 27, 1942, he grew up in a family of migrant workers and lived in Los Fresnos during his childhood. As a three-sport star athlete at Los Fresnos…

Antonio Barron MISSION – Antonio Barron, 83, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care. Isidora Castillo MISSION – Isidora Nino Castillo, 89, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at her home. Simon De La Cruz MISSION – Simon De La Cruz, 84, passed away on Monday, June…

 Pat Townsend, Sr. 1933-2022 MISSION – Pat Townsend, Sr., 89, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Waterford Gardens in Mission, Texas. He was born in McAllen, Texas, on March 20, 1933 to Charles A. and Virginia Townsend. Pat was raised at the family home on Taylor Road with his siblings, Quintin, John, Alfred,…

Jose Aguilar MISSION – Jose Aguilar, 55, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at his home. William Ayers PEÑITAS – William Samuel Ayers, 84, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at his home. Prajedes Bazan RIO GRANDE CITY – Prajedes Victor Bazan, 91, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at his home…

Silverio Alvarez RIO GRANDE CITY – Silverio Simon Alvarez, 70, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at his home. Luis Ayala MISSION – Luis Ayala, 76, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at his home. Maria Falcon RIO GRANDE CITY – Maria Hermila Alvarado Falcon, 75, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022,…

Sonia Aguirre MISSION – Sonia Aguirre, 53, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Maria De Hoyos LA JOYA – Maria De Hoyos, 89, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at her home. Jerome Elstad MISSION – Jerome D. Elstad, 90, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022,…