Obituaries

Feb 1, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - ENRIQUETA SAENZ, 82, DIED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2019 AT HER HOME IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL SERVICES.  

Jan 29, 2019

Lucinda Ofelia Villarreal, beloved wife, mother, and friend, was peacefully called home to Heaven on January 29, 2019, after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  

Born on April 18, 1947, in Rio Grande City, Lucinda was a lifelong resident of Rio Grande City in Starr County.   Predeceased by her parents Baltazar Hinojosa and Elvira Longoria Hinojosa, she forever mourned...

Jan 28, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - JAVIER GARCIA, 34, DIED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019 AT STARR CO. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.  

Jan 24, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - DALIA OLIVAREZ, 76, DIED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 AT HER RESIDENCE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Jan 20, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - ROXANNE ESTRADA,15, DIED ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 AT DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE IN EDINBURG, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Jan 18, 2019

Maria Alicia H. Garza, a lifetime resident of Rio Grande City, Texas, entered eternal rest on Friday, January 18, 2019, at the age of 85.  She was born on August 27, 1933, to Luis and Ernestina Hernandez.  Upon graduation from Rio Grande City high school she immediately began working in various capacities in this community.  She worked at the First...

Jan 17, 2019

Leonel Lopez Jr.

August 21, 1954 – January 17, 2019

 

Leonel Lopez Jr. was a pillar of the community with a kind heart and a loving personality. He was a wise businessman and rancher who loved spending much of his time outdoors. He lived life to the fullest, and always had a smile on his face. He was a...

Jan 12, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - JUAN ERASMO SAENZ, 85, DIED ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 AT STARR CO. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Juan Erasmo Saenz, 85, went to be with our Lord, Saturday January 12, 2019. He was born on June 24, 1933...

Jan 11, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - MARIA LETICIA CARRION, 63, DIED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019 AT RIO GRANDE NURSING AND REHAB. CENTER IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 

Mrs. Carrion will be cremated after the Funeral Mass on Wednesday and family is requesting in lieu of Flowers if you could buy...

Jan 11, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - JOVINA G. GARCIA, 82, DIED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019 AT SOLARA HOSPITAL IN MCALLEN, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Jan 9, 2019

LA GRULLA / RIO GRANDE CITY - JIMMY ZARATE, 31, DIED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2019 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN LA GRULLA, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 

Jan 9, 2019

RIO GRANDE CITY - BABY DEREK DOMINGUEZ, NEWBORN, DIED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 AT MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL IN MISSION, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL SERVICES.  

Jan 8, 2019

ROMA - PLACIDO PENA, 99, DIED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 08, 2019 AT MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL IN MCALLEN, TX.  SANCHEZ MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME OF ROMA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 

Jan 8, 2019

Dec 22, 2018

RIO GRANDE CITY -  ANTONIO FLORES, 91, DIED ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018 AT PAXVILLA HOSPICE MCALLEN, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Dec 21, 2018

RIO GRANDE CITY -  ALFONS K. LEMMING 80, DIED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HIS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 

Dec 5, 2018

RIO GRANDE CITY - SOCORRO ESPARZA, 84, DIED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2018 AT PAX VILLA HOSPICE IN MCALLEN, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 

Dec 1, 2018

RIO GRANDE CITY-WILMA JEAN WALKER LAGRANGE beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, died peacefully on December 1, 2018, with her husband of 73 years by her side.  She was born on March 22, 1925, in Hanover, Indiana on the banks of the Ohio River. Wilma was born to the late James Leonard Walker and Clara Jones Walker. She married...

Nov 26, 2018

RIO GRANDE CITY - MARIA DEL CARMEN A. PENA, 62, DIED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 AT MAINLAND MEDICAL CENTER IN TEXAS CITY, TEXAS.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 

Nov 25, 2018

RIO GRANDE CITY - MARIA G. CARRILLO 85, DIED ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 AT DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, EDINBURG, TX.  SANCHEZ FUNERAL HOME OF RIO GRANDE CITY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.