Obituaries
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Santos G. Gaitan Sr.
Mar 12, 2020
Santos G. Gaitan Sr. passed away March 12, 2020. He was born November 14, 1937 in Guadalupe County, Texas to Margarito and Celia Galvan Gaitan. Mr. Gaitan was a building contractor and member of Primera Iglesia Bautista.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Alicia.
Survivors are his wife of 60 years, Ninfa Marez Gaitan; 3...
Lydia S. Martinez
Mar 11, 2020
Lydia S. Martinez passed away on March 11, 2020 in Alice, Texas. She was born in Naples, Florida on March 22, 1967 to Juan Ramon and Maria Martinez Sr. She is preceded in death by her parents.
Ms. Martinez is survived by a daughter, Kristy Lucia Martinez; a son, Juan Angel Martinez; 2 Sisters, Mary Helen Martinez and Lucia Guadalupe...
Felipe Ramirez
Mar 8, 2020
Felipe Ramirez, Jr. of Portland, Texas passed away on March 8th, 2020 of natural causes.
Felipe Ramirez, Jr. was born in Portland, Texas to Felipe and Esther Ramirez, Sr. on March 13th, 1944. He attended Gregory-Portland High School in Portland, Texas. He was married to Mary Ramirez on August 5th, 1967 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He worked as an Aircraft...
Maria Coronado
Mar 6, 2020
Maria Coronado passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born in Cotulla, Texas to Jose and Francisca Rodriguez Coronado. Preceded in death by both of her parents.
She was survived by 1 Daughter Janie (Javier) Garcia, 4 Grandchildren: Abigail (Omar) Alaniz, Javier (Alexandra) Garcia, Gabriella Garcia, Jose Garcia, 7 Great- Grandchildren, 3 Sisters: Julia...
Miguel Padilla
Mar 5, 2020
Miguel (Mike) Padilla passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. He was born on April 30, 1967 in Sinton, Texas to Antonio Padilla Jr. and Natalia Morales Padilla. He is preceded in death by both of his parents.
He is survived by 3 Brothers: Joel Padilla, Roel Padilla, Zeke (Elizabeth) Padilla, 2 Nieces and 3 Nephews, numerous Aunts, uncles and...
William Paul Wendland Jr.
Mar 4, 2020
William (Bill) Paul Wendland, Jr., age 84, passed from this world on March 4, 2020, in Cedar Park, Texas, following a long illness.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years Barbara Syma Wendland of Cedar Park, Texas; four children, Cheryl Handcock (Ricky) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mark Wendland (Coco) of Portland, Texas; Kellie Berkowitz (Steve) of...
Estella Ruiz
Mar 1, 2020
Estella Ruiz passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the age of 61 in Mathis, Texas. She was born on July 25, 1958 in Mathis, Texas to Melquiades and Juliana Cortez. She is preceded in death by her Father, Melquiades Cortez; Brother, Armando Cortez; and Father-in-law, Francisco Ruiz.
She is survived by her Husband, Ricardo Ruiz Sr; a Son, Ricardo...
Thomas Glenn Tucker Sr.
Feb 27, 2020
Thomas Glenn Tucker Sr. passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Mathis, Texas. He was born on February 24, 1927 in Mexia, Texas to Joseph Isiah and Lou Myrtle C. Tucker. He was preceded in death by both of his parents, son Thomas Glenn Tucker Jr., daughter Linda Tucker Simmons, 1 sister and 4 brothers.
Survived by his loving...
Patricia Ann Bridger
Feb 27, 2020
Patricia Ann Bridger was born in Aransas Pass, Texas on June 21, 1940. Her parents were Tom and Helen Mathisen, long time residents of Aransas Pass. At a very young age, Pat became interested in playing the piano and never really needed a sheet of music. She played by ear and by the time she was a teenager, Pat and...
Maria Luisa Garza
Feb 23, 2020
"I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith. " 2 Timothy 4:7
Maria Luisa Garza passed away on February 23, 2020 after a heroic battle against cancer, which recently reemerged after twenty years of remission. She was surrounded by her family when her soul was summoned to...
Jon D. Jones
Feb 18, 2020
Jon D. Jones passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. He was born on October 9, 1942 to Johnny and Thalia Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Cheryl Daniels; 2 brothers, Jay R. Jones, and Carol Dean Jones. He is survived by his wife, Norma Jones; son, Richard (Jeanne) Collup; sister, Sandra (Mark) K. Crider; 3...
Thomas William Cass
Feb 14, 2020
Thomas William Cass was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York on September 18, 1925. His parents were Mary Alice Francis Cass & John Michael Cass, an immigrant from Ireland in 1906. In 1936, the Cass Family moved to Portland, Texas and started Cass Real Estate in 1938, with offices in Portland and Corpus Christi. Tom attended Incarnate Word Academy...
Martin Arellano Jr.
Feb 13, 2020
Martin Arellano Jr. passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020. He was born on January 3, 1963 in Beeville, Texas to Martin and Amarita Arellano Sr. He is preceded in death by his Grandparents.
He is survived by his parents, Martin and Amarita Arellano Sr.; daughters, Maribel (Brent) Schaefer, Melinda Arellano; son, Martin Arellano III; Brothers, Jessy Arellano, Candelario(Amanda) Arellano;...
Margret Ida Lina Reynolds
Feb 11, 2020
Margret Ida Lina Reynolds, 92, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at her home in Portland, TX after a sudden illness.
She was born in Bochum-Hareen, West Falia and had been a resident of Portland, TX since 1968. Oma was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She traveled and lived all over the world as an...
Betty Joan (King) Daley
Feb 10, 2020
Betty Joan (King) DaleyCorpus Christi - Betty Joan (King) Daley, 85, of Corpus Christi, formerly from Mathis, passed away February 9th, 2020, peacefully in her sleep.She was born to the late Sam and Nellie King on July 12, 1934, in Bartlett, Texas. Betty graduated from W.B. Ray High School in 1952 and married the love of her life, Gene Daley...
Henry James Peace
Feb 10, 2020
Henry James (Jim) Peace passed away on February 10, 2020 at the age of 82, at his home in Portland, Texas. He had family with him at the time of his death.
Jim was born in Lewisport, Kentucky on February 12, 1937 to O.F. Peace and Hazel Peace. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1954 at the age...
Joyce Eve Cessac
Feb 10, 2020
Joyce LaBorde Cessac of Portland, Texas passed away on February 10, 2020 following a sudden and brief cancer diagnosis.
Joyce was born in 1934 in her grandparent’s farmhouse near Bordelonville, Louisiana, where she grew up speaking French and English. The future educator would later recount gathering the farm’s chickens to be her “students” as she pretended to be a...
Lile Gutierrez Almaraz
Feb 8, 2020
LYDIA GUTIERREZ ALMARAZ
Our loving sister and mother, born on February 21, 1947, entered into eternal rest on February 8, 2020 surrounded by her family and friends.
Mom grew up in Mathis, Texas and after graduating from high school relocated to Abilene, Texas where she successfully started her seamstress business. After marrying her husband, Epimenio (Jimmy) Almaraz, she relocated to...
Saturnina Garcia
Feb 4, 2020
Saturnina Garcia passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. She was born on June 4, 1933 in Skidmore, Texas to Raul and Carmel Ramirez. She is preceded in death by her parents, 8 brothers and sisters and 1 granddaughter Valerie Moreno. She is survived by her husband Fidel Garcia, 4 daughters Beatriz Espinosa, Helen (Francisco) Hernandez, Sofia Garcia, Herlinda (Miguel...
Kenneth Paul Stewart
Feb 1, 2020
Kenneth Paul Stewart, 84 passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 1st, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was a longtime resident of Portland, Texas prior to moving to Seguin, Texas to be closer to his family. He and his wife Elayne were former members of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Portland prior to their move to Seguin. There,...
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