Local obituaries for Alice and Corpus Christi, TX.

Mar 5, 2022

Ricardo “Richard” Cantu passed away on March 5, 2022, at the age of 57, in his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. His battle with colon cancer the past two years showed his courage, strength, and determination in facing the biggest challenges head-on. Despite his diagnosis, he never let that hold him back from the things he loved most in...

Mar 4, 2022

Corpus Christi accordion legend, Pedro M. “Pete” Perez, passed away on March 4, 2022, at the age of 79 after a long illness. Pete, who was born in 1943, was a lifelong accordion player who began playing professionally in the late 1950s and continued playing well past his 70th birthday.

Pete began playing the accordion at the...

Mar 3, 2022

Destiny Lorriane Ayala of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on March 3, 2022, at the age of 23. She will be dearly missed.

Destiny loved butterflies, painting, Spider Man, and her family. She was often found by a mirror doing her make-up and taking selfies.

Left behind to cherish her memories are her mother, Fina...

Mar 2, 2022

Juan Carlos Salinas Sr passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. He was born in Alice, Texas on January 19, 1952 to his parents, Rafael and Vicenta Salinas. He was a wonderful and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend who was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

Juan...

Feb 28, 2022

David Louis Carrillo, Sr passed away peacefully on Monday, February 28, 2022, and was born in Freer, Texas on January 8, 1946 to his parents, Adalberto and Genoveva Carrillo. He was a wonderful and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend who was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

David...

Feb 27, 2022

Carla V. Hernandez of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on February 27, 2022, at the age of 78. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Carla was a devoted Catholic. She will be dearly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Isabel Vasquez, and her son, Michael John Hernandez....

Feb 25, 2022

Jesus Ortiz Martinez, Sr, better known as “Chuy”, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 24, 2022. He was born in Alice, Texas on December 26, 1933 to his parents, Pedro and Guadalupe Martinez. He was a wonderful and loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend who was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him....

Feb 22, 2022

Jesus M. Samaniego, age 72, went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2022. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 23, 1949.

Jesus graduated from Roy Miller Highschool in 1967. He went on to work as a rancher and a landscaping groundskeeper for many years.

Jesus was a kindhearted man, who...

Feb 22, 2022

Alfredo De La Garza Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on February 22, 2022, at the age of 70. He was born on July 19, 1951 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Alfredo and Aurora De La Garza.

Alfredo served in the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy. He loved his country and was a...

Feb 20, 2022

Isabel Loya was born in San Benito, Texas on May 14, 1951 to Jose and Alicia Loya. She passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, after a lengthy illness. As a family, we were all blessed to be with her when she went home. She was surrounded by her family and dear friends, Nancy Busby and Ophie Castro.

Feb 18, 2022

William Max Joslin, Sr, better known as “Billy”, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 18, 2022. Billy was born in Alice, Texas on December 1, 1964 to his parents Oscar Joslin, Sr and Frances Hinojosa Joslin. He was a wonderful son, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew...

Feb 18, 2022

On Friday, February 18, 2022, Edward Maurice Kearney, a loving son, and brother passed away at the of age 61 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Edward was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Kearney and sister, Marie Kearney.

Edward Kearney received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication on May of 1986 at Corpus Christi State University in...

Feb 18, 2022

Jose Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on February 18, 2022, at the age of 81. He was preceded in death by his parents, Juan and Paula Martinez, and siblings, Valentina Gaytan, Jesus Martinez, Maria Martinez, and Fernando Martinez.

Jose was a truck driver for many years. In his later years, he became a self-employed entrepreneur...

Feb 16, 2022

Maria Guadalupe Castro of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on February 16, 2022, at the age of 61. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on December 12, 1960 to Manuel and Victoria Castro.

Maria was a very strong, independent, and prideful woman. Her family says she was as stubborn as a mule but was very caring...

Feb 16, 2022

Angelita Gutierrez, age 89, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. She was born on October 2, 1932, to Manuel and Guadalupe Garza in Taft, Texas.

Angelita is preceded in death by her husband, Guadalupe Gutierrez, and her son-in-law, Robert William Miller.

Angelita leaves her loving memories to her son, Guadalupe...

Feb 13, 2022

Hortencia Garza Burns passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the age of 90.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt, and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Hortencia was dedicated to her family and taught her children the...

Feb 12, 2022

Jerrie Eugenia Weaver, better known as Gina, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the age of 58.  She was a wonderful loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Jerrie was a fun-loving woman who enjoyed reading, writing, and...

Feb 10, 2022

Deanna Lynn Freeze of Ingleside, Texas passed away on February 10, 2022, at the age of 72. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lowell and Barbetta Armour; and her husband, Norton Freeze.

Left behind to cherish Deanna’s memories are her sons, Edward Nixon,...

Feb 10, 2022

Denis Flores, age 55, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on May 8, 1966, to Pedro and Esther Flores. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend.

Denis graduated from Roy Miller High School in 1984. He was known for having many jobs throughout...

Feb 10, 2022

Christina Marie Noel of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on February 10, 2022, at the age of 38.  She enjoyed crafting, making floral arrangements, scrapbooking, and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her father, Michael Stephenson; mother, Grace Cavazos; grandfather, Ronald Stephenson; and niece, Leanna Stephenson. Left behind to cherish her memories are her...