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Antonio Bernal Sr.
Antonio Bernal Sr., 69, passed
away Thursday, Dec. 17, 1999
Funeral services were held on
Monday, Dec. 20, 1999 at 8:15
a.m. from the Hernandez Lopez
& Sons Northside Chapels, 800
Boston St. at San Bernardo Ave.
A holy Mass was celebrated at
8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church.
Committal services and interment
were held in the Calvary
Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Javier Bernal,
Rene Jimenez, Antonio Bernal,
Jr., Juan Alberto Bernal, Gerardo
Bernal, Gustavo Bernal,
Antonio Bernal, III, and Gabriel
Bernal.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Hernandez, Lopez
and Sons Northside Chapels,
800 Boston, St at San Bernardo
Ave. Laredo, (956) 723-2979.
Manuel S. Martinez
Manuel S. Martinez, 67, passed
away Sunday, Dec. 19, 1999 at a
local hospital.
He was preceded in death by
his sisters, Elvira M. Martinez,
and Herminia M. Garcia.
Mr. Martinez is survived by his
beloved wife of 43 years, Diana
M. Martinez; he was a loving
father to his children, Juan
Manuel (Leticia) Martinez, Jesus
(Gloria) Martinez, Leticia
(Manuel) Romo, Jose Alfredo
(Emma) Martinez, and Maximiliano
Martinez. He is also
survived by his mother Carmen
S. Martinez; his sisters, Josefina
Gallegos of San Antonio, and
Maria A. Martinez of Laredo;
he was a caring and loving
grandfather to 11 grandchildren.
Mr. Martinez will be
greatly missed by those who
knew him.
A rosary will be recited Tuesday,
Dec. 21, 1999 at 7 p.m. at
Joe Jackson Springfield Chapels,
1900 Springfield. Visiting hours
will be held from 5 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning, Dec. 22,
1999 at 10:30 a.m. from Joe Jackson
Springfield Chapels, 1900
Springfield to San Jose Catholic
Church.
Interment will be at the family’s
plot in the Calvary Catholic
Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Joe Jackson Springfield
Chapels, 1900 Springfield.
San Juana Reyes Koonce
San Juana Reyes Koonce of
San Antonio passed away Friday,
Dec. 17, 1999.
Mrs. Reyes is survived by her
loving husband, Clifford
Koonce of San Antonio; two
sons, Chris Tristan and Erik
Koonce, both of San Antonio;
granddaughter, Rheanna Tristan;
mother, Paulita Reyes; father,
Cleotilde Reyes, both of
Laredo; brothers, Feliciano
(Rosalinda) Reyes of Freeport,
TX., Eladio Reyes of Angleton,
TX. and Santos (Gloria) Reyes
of Laredo; sister, Laura
(Arturo) Lozano of Grand
Praire, TX.; paternal grandfather,
Paulo Reyes of Laredo; numerous
nieces and nephews;
two lifelong friends, Thelma
(Gerardo) Garcia and Jesusa
(Domingo) Zamora, both of Laredo.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday,
Dec. 21, 1999 from 4 to 9
p.m. at the Nieto Dickey and
Lopez Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999. The
procession will depart Nieto Dickey
and Lopez Funeral Home at
8:15 a.m. to San Luis Rey Catholic
Church. A holy Mass will be
celebrated at 8:30 a.m.
Interment will follow at the Calvary
Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Nieto Dickey and
Lopez Funeral Directors, 802
Coke.
Mr. Remigio Santos
ZAPATA, TEXAS — Mr.
Remigio Santos, 96, passed
away Sunday, Dec. 19, 1999 in
Laredo. He was born in
Lopeño, Texas.
A rosary was held at Buitron
Funeral Home Chapel, Monday,
Dec. 20, 1999 at 7 p.m. A visitation
was held from 5 to 9 p.m.
Services will be held at Our Lady
of Lourdes Catholic Church
in Zapata, TX. on Tuesday, Dec.
21, 1999 at 9 a.m. The funeral
procession will depart Buitron
Funeral Home in Zapata at 8:45
a.m.
Interment will be in the Zapata
County Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Buitron Funeral
Home, 14th and Hidalgo Blvd.
in Zapata, Texas. For more
info., please call (956) 765-5413
or call Laredo, Texas at
723-3611.
Antonio Bernal Sr.
Antonio Bernal Sr., 69, passed
away Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999 in
Houston, TX.
Visitation will be held on Sunday,
Dec 19, 1999 from 3 to 9
p.m. with a rosary being recited
at 7 p.m. in the Hernandez,
Lopez & Sons Northside Chapels,
800 Boston St. at San Bernardo Ave.
Funeral services will begin at
8:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20,
1999 from the Hernandez,
Lopez & Sons Northside Chapels. A
holy Mass will be celebrated at 8:30
a.m. at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Interment will then follow in
the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hernandez Lopez &
Sons Northside Chapels, 800
Boston St. at San Bernardo
Ave., Laredo (956) 723-2979.
Estela R. Mendoza
Estela R. Mendoza, 66, passed
away Monday, Dec. 13, 1999.
A rosary was recited Thursday,
Dec. 16, 1999 at 7 p.m. at the
Hillside Funeral Chapel, 310
Hillside Road. Visitation was
from 4 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services were held Friday,
Dec. 17, 1999 at 8:45 a.m.
from the funeral home chapel
to San Martin de Porres Catholic
Church. Mass began at 9
a.m.
Interment followed in the family plot
of the Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ernesto
Treviño, Mario Luna, Anthony
Santos, Joe A. Garcia, Robert
Gray, Roy Moreno, Francisco
Ramirez and Gilbert Guerra.
Arrangements were under the
directions of Hillside Funeral
Home, Brad Jackson, Director.
Ventura Reyes
Ventura Reyes, 70, passed away
Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999 at a local
hospital.
Mrs. Reyes was called by our
Lord on Thursday, Dec. 16,
1999 to join his angels in heaven.
She will be remembered by
her family as a devoted wife,
mother, grandmother and great
grandmother. Her loving spirit
will continue in her children’s
heart and all whom she
touched.
Mrs. Reyes was preceded in
death by her son, Emilio Reyes
Jr.
She is survived by her beloved
husband of 49 years of marriage,
Emilio Reyes and her
children, Evaristo (San Juanita)
Jimenez, Luis (Ma. Luisa)
Jimenez, Carlos (Epifania) Zamora,
Samuel (Mayda) Zamora,
Hermelinda (Alberto) Flores,
Fernando (Juana) Reyes and
Martin Ramon (Yvette) Reyes.
She will also be missed greatly
by her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
A rosary will be recited on Sunday
evening, Dec. 19, 1999 at 7
p.m. at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral
Chapels, 719 Loring at
Cortez. Visitation will be held
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on
Monday morning, Dec. 20, 1999
at 8:30 a.m. from Joe Jackson
Heghts Funeral Chapels, 719
Loring at Cortez to San Vicente
de Paul Catholic Church for a
holy Mass at 9 a.m.
Interment will be at the family’s
plot in the Calvary Catholic
Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Joe Jackson Heights
Funeral Chapels, 719 Loring at
Cortez.
Jose De Luna
Jose De Luna, 57, passed away
Nov. 30, 1999 in a veterans hospital.
He was born in Laredo.
Mr. De Luna was in the Army. He
was employed as an
iron worker.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Juan De Luna Sr.
He is survived by his spouse,
Magdalena De Luna; children,
Maria, Nellie De Luna, Dolores
De Luna, Josie De Luna, and
Elizabeth De Luna and her husband,
Charles Marcus; five
grandchilren; mother, Trinidad
De Luna; brother and sister Juan De
Luna Jr. and Herminia
Cantu and her husband, Arnold
Delfino, Emilia Garcia, Mr. Salvador
Johnson (Vicente) and
Roberto and Lydia Azumaya.
Services were held Dec. 3, 1999
at Gonzalez Funeral Home
Chapel in Dallas, Texas.
Interment was at the Calvary
Hill Cemetery.
Ruth Whitenton
MESA, AZ.— Ruth Mayes Whitenton,
77, died Tuesday, Dec.
14, 1999 at home in Mesa, AZ.
She was a homemaker and was
preceded in death by her beloved
husband, C.E. “Whit” Whitenton, a
former long-time Webb
County game warden.
She is survived by brother, Aubrey
Mayes; sister, Dorthie Earnest;
daughters, Arlean Taylor
of Kingwood, Texas, and Cathie
Semmelmann of Mesa, AZ.;
son, Cary Whitenton of San Antonio,
Texas; eight grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren.
Services will be held in Mesa on
Monday, Dec. 20, 1999
Antonio Bernal Sr.
Antonio Bernal Sr., 69, Thursday,
Dec. 17, 1999 in Houston,
TX.
Mr. Bernal was born in Tanque
de Emergencia, Coahuila, Mexico
and had been a resident of
Laredo most of his life.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Bartolo Bernal and
Emilia Casares. Also by a brother,
Jose Rosales.
He is survived by his wife, San
Juana Bernal; children, Antonio
(Gloria) Bernal, Jr., Juan Alberto
(San Juana) Bernal, Irma Bernal,
Javier (Maria) Bernal, Gabriel
(Araceli) Bernal, and Gerardo
(Annabelle) Bernal; 15 grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren;
brother, Jose Sylvestre
(Socorro) Bernal; sister,
Esperanza (Jose) Contreras; also,
nephews, nieces, and other
relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be held on Sunday,
Dec 19, 1999 from 3 to 9
p.m. with a rosary being recited
at 7 p.m. in the Hernandez,
Lopez & Sons Northside Chapels,
800 Boston St. at San Bernardo
Ave.
Funeral services will begin at
8:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20,
1999 from the Hernandez,
Lopez & Sons Northside Chapels.
Holy Mass will be celebrated at
8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Interment will then follow in
the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hernandez Lopez &
Sons Northside Chapels, 800
Boston St. at San Bernardo
Ave., Laredo (956) 723-2979.
