All Obituaries

Victoria Perez Torres of Uvalde passed away on January 21, 2020 in Uvalde at the age of 83.  She was born on April 16, 1936 in Eagle Pass to Joaquin and Florentina (Martinez) Perez.  She married Cecilio Torres in Uvalde on March 19, 1977. She is survived by her husband of 42 years of Uvalde; daughters, Letty Robles and husband, Mario, Jr. of Uvalde and Rachel Hernandez and husband, Roland of Castroville; sons, Robert Castellon and wife, Sandra of Universal City and George...

Beatrice Sophie Teller Kessler, 99, died on Jan. 20, 2020, in Uvalde. She was born Feb. 4, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, to Bertha Sophie Melby Teller and Franklin Washington Teller Jr., both of Arlington, Virginia. They preceded her in death and are buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Soon after her birth, the family moved to Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, the assignment of her father by the U.S. Army in the World War I era. After discharge, they moved to Austin, where her father...

Mary Navejar of Uvalde passed away on January 19, 2020 at the age of 84 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 15, 1935 in Uvalde to Jesus and Petra (Ortiz) Navejar. She is survived by her son, Michael Christopher Navejar of Uvalde; brother, Luis Navejar of Uvalde; sister, Elida Benavidez and husband, Philip of Corpus Christi; grandchildren, Michael Christopher Navejar jr., Kayla Michelle Navejar and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She was preceded in...

Mr. Pedro “Pete” Cruz of San Antonio, formally of Uvalde passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2020 in San Antonio at the age of 61. Pete was born on January 31, 1958 in Uvalde to Jesus G. and Florencia (Sanchez) Cruz.   He is survived by four sisters, Janie Rodriguez and husband, Domingo of Uvalde, Connie Flores and husband, Raul of Uvalde, Mary Cruz of Nashville, Tn. and Rosie Moreno and husband, Felipe of San Antonio; four brothers, Jesse Cruz and wife, Soroya of Uvalde,...

Milton Woolf 93 years old  of Uvalde,TX entered eternal rest on January 13,2020. After months of failing health, he died peacefully at home in Uvalde, Texas with his beloved wife Jerri, other family and his treasured pet dogs baby and coco by his side. He was born to Fred and Ida Woolf on April 8, 1926 in Del Rio, TX where he was raised on the family farm. As a boy and a young man learned the value of having to work hard by taking on several jobs including a paper route, movie theater...

Judith Ann Seitz of Uvalde passed away on January 10, 2020 at the age of 72 at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde. She was born in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota to Arne and Vivian A. (Rice) Paulson. She married Lloyd Dale Seitz on May 27, 1991 in San Juan, Texas. She is survived by her daughter, Charlene Wikstrom of Uvalde, Texas; and 3 grandchildren, Tamara Delar of El Cajon, California, Jesse Siegel of Edcouch, Texas, and Alexandra Riegle of Uvalde, Tx. She is preceded in death by her husband;...

Adriana Benavides of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde passed away on January 9, 2020 in San Antonio at the age of 62.  She was born on September 8, 1957 in Jourdanton, Texas to Oscar and Beatrice (Morales) Benavides.  She is survived by her father, Oscar Benavides of Uvalde; daughters, Amy Obregon and husband, Enrique of San Antonio, Annie Klingenberg and husband, Matthew of Dickinson, Andie Masiel and husband, Chris of Dickinson, Amanda Castillo of San Antonio and Angela Hall and...

Victoria Samarripa of California, formerly of Uvalde, passed away on January 7, 2020 in California at the age of 83.  She was born on October 6, 1936 in San Antonio to Tomasa (Vela) and Severiano Gomez.  She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Gonzales and husband, Cristobal of California; son, Ruben Samarripa and wife, Debbie of Killeen; two sisters, Maria Zavala of Uvalde and Leticia Gomez-Salazar of San Antonio; grandchildren, Mario Gomez, Jr., Isabel Gomez, Yesenia Gomez, Sue...

Minnie Pearl Backhaus Schlortt was born on September 5th, 1920 to Hermann and Agnes Fuchs Backhaus at Sharp, Texas, Milam County. She was baptized on January 2, 1921 in Thorndale Lutheran Church by Pastor J. E. Scheffel. In 1925, the family moved to San Antonio, and the following year to Floresville, where she grew up. She was confirmed on April 14, 1935 in First Lutheran Church of Floresville by Pastor Theo Winters. She graduated from Floresville High School in 1937. In 1938, she met Robert...

Abel Longoria of La Pryor passed away on January 1, 2020 in La Pryor at the age of 38. He was born on May 22, 1981 in Naples, Florida to Jose Alberto Ventura and Eva Lopez.     He is survived by his wife, Natalia Menchaca Longoria of La Pryor; mother of La Pryor; father of Puerto Rico; daughters, Dariella Longoria, Iris Vasquez and Ilahann Leal all of La Pryor; sons, Abel Longoria, Jr, Noah Longoria and Luke Vasquez all of La Pryor; brothers, Frank Lopez, Lucas Lopez, Ruben...