long as not life you May 27, 2003 Corpus Christi Caller Times caller.com D9 Luisa G. Alaniz ORANGE GROVE Luisa G. Alaniz, a homemaker, died May 24, 2003. She was 84. There are no immediate survivors.
Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. May 27 at Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Alice. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. May 28 at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church.
Burial will be in Orange Grove Cemetery. Pedro Arteaga Pedro Arteaga died May 25, 2003. He was 89. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; two sons, Luis Arteaga of Woodlake, and Rosendo Arteaga of Newark, two daughters, Rosaura Mata and Maria Elena Martinez, both of Corpus Christi; a sister, Celestina Salinas of Brownsville; a brother, Tomas Arteaga of Houston; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
May 27 at Memory Gardens Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. May 28 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Anita M.
Benavidez Anita Maria Benavidez died May 26, 2003. She was 63. Survivors include her husband, Felipe; a daughter, Katherine Benavidez of Corpus Christi; two sons, Jaime and David Benavidez, both of Corpus Christi; her mother, Anita Montez; four sisters, Angelica Garcia, Audrey Pena and Amparo Chapa, all of San Antonio, and Annette Kolda of Austin; six brothers, Augustine, Anthony, Alfred and Arthur Montez, all of Corpus Christi, Andres Montez of Sugarland and Arnold Montez, of Waynesville, and nine grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. May 28 at St.
Pius Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. May 29 at St. Pius Catholic Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.
Seaside Funeral Home Wilma R. Bluntzer Wilma R. Bluntzer died May 25, 2003. She was 80. Survivors include two sons, Jim Hermes of Sugarland and Chris Bluntzer of Corpus Christi; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. May 27 at Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Home. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park. Christopher S.
Burgess MECHANICSBURG, Penn, Christopher Scott Burgess, a former resident of Corpus Christi, an Alpha Beta Honor graduate of King High School and a material handler for the U.S. government, died May 24, 2003. He was 19. Survivors include his parents, Kermit Gene and Vivian Smith Burgess of Mechanicsburg; and a sister, Jenny Burgess of Mechanicsburg. Services will be at 11 a.m.
May 28 at Elmore Funeral Home, Moorefield, W.Va. Burial will be in Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield. Muriel J. Clarke Muriel J. Clarke died May 23, 2003.
She was 79. Survivors include three daughters, Collette Henry of Houma, Margaret Schults of Odessa and Eva Clarke of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Eva Beebe of Liberty and Laura Lee Warncke of Beaumont; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. May 27 at Seaside Funeral Home. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.
Melvin W. Dodd Melvin Wesley Dodd, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a warehouse delivery driver, died May 25, 2003. He was 50. Survivors include three sisters, Mary Hickox of Carson City, Juanita Berch of El Verano, and Sherry Bolander of Corpus Christi. Services will be at a later date in Sonoma, Calif.
Guardian Cremation Funeral Services Lula B. Downen Lula Bell Downen died May 23, 2003. She was 63. Survivors include a son, Isaac Cole of San Antonio; two sisters, Georgia Scott of Corpus Christi and Linda Liesmann of Kerrville; three brothers, Bill Downen of Mathis, Jim Downen of Woodsboro and Rex Downen of Mississippi; and a grandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m.
May 28 at Seaside Funeral Home. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park. Arnulfo Garza THREE RIVERS Arnulfo Garza, a retired tire man, died May 24, 2003. He was 65. Survivors include his wife, Edebelia; two sons, Arnulfo Garza Jr.
of Minnesota and Reynaldo Garza Sr. of Three Rivers; a daughter, Darlene Garza of Corpus Christi; five brothers, Rudolfo, Ruben and Dolores Garza all of Riverside, Enrique Garza of Hobbs, N.M., and Antonio Garza of Texas; three sisters, Lilly Rascon and Oralia Alvarez, both of Fort Worth, Maxsimina Gomez of Houston; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. May 27 at Roberson Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m.
May 28 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in George West Cemetery, George West. Stanley A. Goldreyer Stanley Asher Goldreyer, a National Guard veteran, died May 21, 2003. He was 65.
Survivors include his wife, Gerri; four sons, Fred Goldreyer of Biloxi, Troy Goldreyer of Richmond, Brant Goldreyer of Studio City, and Eric Goldreyer of Evergreen, a stepdaughter, Gina Clement of Parker, two stepsons, David Lemmon and Ty Hargus, both of Corpus Christi; a sister, Natalie Wienberger of Dallas; and nine grandchildren. 1201 FUNERALS 1201 FUNERALS 1201 1201 FUNERALS 1201 1201 FUNERALS 1201 FUNERALS Obituary Index Alvarez Madden Benavides Molina Clarke Rodriguez Espinoza Serrata Hammond Trevino Jalomo Villarreal FUNERALS 1200 BENAVIDES Anita Maria Benavides, 63, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2003. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Seaside Funeral Home.
Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. at St. Pius Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 28, 2003. Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at St.
Pius Catholic Church on Thursday, May 29, 2003. Interment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park. SEASIDE MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL HOME 4357 Ocean Drive 992-9411 www.seasidefuneralcemetery.com CANYON ALVAREZ Frank N. Alvarez, 86, a veteran of World War Il, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2003. Frank was born March 31, 1917 in San Antonio, Texas to Geronimo Alvarez and Clarita Nuncio.
He retired from the San Patricio Reynolds Metal Company, and was an avid fisherman. He is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Alvarez, and his son, Roy Alvarez. Services will be at 11 a.m. May 31 at Seaside Funeral Home. Juan B.
Jalomo Juan B. Jalomo, a retired mechanic and a member of Fiestas Patrias El Salvador, died May 24, 2003. He was 54. Survivors include his wife, Carolina; four daughters, Dorothy and Catherine Jalomo, both of San Antonio, and Rosa Lee Gonzalez and Lorena Shamblin, both of Corpus Christi; his father, Epifanio Jalomo of San Angelo; a sister, Mary Limones of Corpus Christi; three brothers, Jesus and Roy Jalomo, both of San Angelo, and Manuel Luna of Los Indios; and seven grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
May 27 at Corpus Christi Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. May 28 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.
Jay S. Leland Jay S. Leland died May 21, 2003. He was 93. Survivors include a son, James Leland of Bozeman, a daughter, Sally Pritt of Corpus Christi; a brother, Russel Leland of Belt, a sister, Virginia Tesinsky of Belt; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. May 28 at Flour Bluff-Padre Isles Funeral Home. Hilda E. Madden Hilda E. Madden died May 25, 2003.
She was 67. Survivors include four daughters, Anabell Ramos and Maria Madden, both of Roma, Iris Williams of Shelby, and Elisa Gonzalez of Minnesota; and four sons, Jose Lopez and Antonio Martinez, both of Minnesota, Efren Madden of Corpus Christi and Guadalupe Martinezof Alamo. Services will be at 1 p.m. May 27 at Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mamie Melton THREE RIVERS Mamie Melton, a homemaker and a he touched and changed the lives of many whom he came in contact with his own special way of communicating. Joseph participated in the Special Olympics and Gary's Raiders Bowling Team and was awarded several awards for accomplishments. Joseph attended church at the Corpus Christi Academy: He attended Special Education classes at Shannon Elementary, Robert Wilson, Tom Brown Middle School, Mary Carroll High School and was currently attending Mary Grett School will be sadly missed by his family and friends whom he touched and set an example for other to follow. He is survived by his parents Arnold and Norma Villarreal, his brothers, Eric Villarreal, John (April Garcia) Villarreal, and a nephew John Alejandro Villarreal, his Grandmother Luisa Villarreal and his aunts and uncles. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Seaside Funeral Home. Rosary will be held at Seaside Chapel on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Seaside Chapel Interment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park Memorial may be made to Special Olympic or Gary's Raider's Bowling Team SEASIDE MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL HOME 4357 Ocean Drive 992-9411 www.seasidefuneralcemetery.com CLARKE Muriel J.
Clarke, 79, of Corpus Christi, passed away, Friday, May 23, 2003 at a local hospital. She is survived by three sons: Thomas Senn, of McCurtain, Oklahoma, Mark Clarke, of Odessa, Texas, Roger Clarke, of Corpus Christi, Texas; three daughters: Collette of Houma, Louisiana, Margaret Shults, of Odessa, Texas, Eva member of Oakville Baptist Church in Oakville, died May 25, 2003. She was 75. Survivors include two sons, Melvin and Robert Melton, both of Three Rivers; a daughter, Florence Lamprecht of Three Rivers; a sister, Carne Neatherlan of Aspermont; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m.
May 28 at Oakville Baptist Church. Burial will be in White Creek Cemetery, White Creek Community. Galloway Sons Funeral Directors Eluterio Rodriguez PORTLAND Eluterio Rodriguez, an Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee with the Department of the Navy and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, died May 23, 2003. He was 84. Survivors include a daughter, Minnie Villarreal of Portland; a son, Robert Rodriguez of Portland; a sister, Margarita Martinez of Corpus Christi; a brother, Reyes Rodriguez of Merrillville, seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. May 27 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Burial will be in San Patricio Memorial Gardens. Limbaugh Funeral Home Gilberto G. Salinas KINGSVILLE Gilberto G.
Salinas, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, died May 25, 2003. He was 84. Survivors include two daughters, Rachel Alaniz and Mary Ellen Salinas, both of Kingsville; two sisters, Herminia Quinones and Emma Garza, both of Kingsville; 10 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. May 27 and 7 p.m.
May 28 at Turcotte-Piper Mortuary. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. May 29 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Burial will be in Santa Gertrudis Cemetery. Clarke, of Corpus Christi, Texas; two sisters, Beebe, of Liberty, Texas, Laura Lee Warncke, of Beaumont, Texas; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Family will be receiving friends, Monday, May 26, 2003 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Seaside Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Seaside Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park SEASIDE MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL HOME 4357 Ocean Drive 992-9411 www.seasidefuneralcemetery.com ESPINOZA Jose Espinoza, age 57, passed away on May 25, 2003. TREVINO FUNERAL Family 3006 NIAGARA (361) 879-0085 JALOMO Juan B. Jalomo, 54, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2003. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Corpus Christi Funeral Home with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M.
that same evening. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Seaside Memorial Park. CORPUS CHRISTI FUNERAL HOME 2409 Baldwin 885-0076 MADDEN Hilda E.
Madden, age 67, passed away on May 25, 2003. TREVINO FUNERAL HOME Family 3006 NIAGARA (361) 879-0085 Fire hero is arrested once again Rescuer of children is charged with assault Associated Press ABILENE A man who rescued four children from a burning apartment and was arrested shortly afterward on a probation violation returned to jail over the weekend after being arrested on an assault charge. Kris Leija, 23, was arrested Friday night on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. He remained in jail Monday in lieu of $10,000 bail. The arrest stemmed from a fight between Leija and his 15- year-old brother, Abilene police Sgt.
Scott Rowley said. Leija hit his brother in the chest with a shovel, according to the incident report. The brother, whose name was not released because of his age, was taken to Hendrick Medical Center. Hospital officials said they had no record of anyone being admitted late Friday night, with injuries consistent with being hit by a shovel. On April 27, Leija ran into a burning apartment complex three times, pulling four young children including an infant in a car seat from the complex.
Video footage showed Leija collapsing on his hands and knees from apparent exhaustion afterward. A day later, Leija was arrested for a probation violation after a sheriff's deputy. recognized him when he appeared on television with the children's grandmother. He was on probation for burglary of Abilene High School last July. The story of Leija's original arrestdrew the ire of many who said local officials were arresting a hero.
1226 CEMETERY He is survived by his children, Yvonne Alvarez (Hedayat Hassanzadeh), Daniel Alvarez, Edward Alvarez (Rose), Helen Amador (Rudy), Frank Alvarez, Jr. (Sandra), Robert Alvarez (Flora), Richard Alvarez (Lucy), Frank Alvarez (Gloria); several grandchildren great grandchildren; daughterin-law, Amaris Alvarez; sisters, Rita Serna, and Eva Mighetto; numerous nephews and nieces, and longtime caretaker, Lupe. Pallbearers: Frank A. Alvarez, David Alvarez, Stephen Alvarez, Edward Alvarez Jacob Alvarez, and Rudy Amador. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m.
until 9:00 p.m., Monday, May 26, 2003, with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m., at Seaside Chapel. Funeral Service will be held' at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Seaside Chapel with interment to follow. SEASIDE MEMORIAL PARK FLINERAL HOME 4357 Ocean Drive 992-9411 HAMMOND Betty Lou Hammond born July 11, 1928 went to be with the Lord on May 22, 2003 at the age of 74, with her family at her side. Betty was an active member of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Flour Bluff. Betty had a love for life and gathered friends easily she was a true Irish Lady and the monarch of our family.
She will be dearly missed. She is preceded in death by her husband Richard Drake Hammond. She is survived by her daughter, Coleen Newman; three grandchildren, Paul Newman, Richard S. Newman and Elizabeth Louise Newman; four great-grandchildren, Lisa, Ambrea, Tierra, and Richard D. Newman.
A Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday May 28, 2003 at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Flour Bluff. Officiating will be Pastor Al Schubert. In Lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Lord of Life Lutheran Church building fund in Betty Lou Hammonds memory. Premier Cremation and Funeral Care Premier Cremation Funeral Care 3720 S.
Alameda 814-4855 www.premiercremation.co His decorations include EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars, Distinguished Unit Badge, American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and a Purple Heart Medal. He retired from the Department of the Navy after 36 years of service then worked for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church for 20 years. Eluterio was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends.
RODRIGUEZ Eluterio Rodriguez, 84, passed away Friday, May 23, 2003. He was born in Yorktown, Texas on February 20, 1919. He moved to Portland, Texas in the early 1930's. He was a United States Army veteran of World War lI, his battles and campaigns were Naples Foggia, Rome, Arno, Rhineland, Central Europe, and Ardennes. He is survived by his daughter Minnie Villarreal of Portland, Texas, his son Robert (Patsy) Rodriguez of Portland, Texas; grandchildren, Eric (Audrey) Villarreal, Jason Villarreal all of Portland, Texas, Dominic Rodriguez of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Clarissa Rodriguez of Franklin, Texas; great grandchild, Erica Nicole Villarreal; step grandchildren, Abby, Rebecca, and Christopher Perez; his sister Margarita Martinez of Corpus Christi, Texas; his brother Reyes Rodriguez of Merrillville, Indiana; his sisters-inlaw Dora Rodriguez, and Josie Hinojosa both of Portland, Texas; and many nieces, nephews, and good friends.
Visitation will be held from to Monday, May 26, 2003 at the Limbaugh Funeral Home with a rosary to be recited at that evening. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Interment to follow at San Patricio Memorial Gardens. Limbaugh Funeral Home 5th Wildcat Portland, TX 643-6564 SERRATA Mary Jane Serrata, 57, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2003.
She was preceded in death by her husband; Bill G. Serrata, mother; Luisa Soliz, brother; Ronnie Soliz. Survivors include three sons; Mark Martinez, Abel (Alice) Serrata and Michael (Leticia) Serrata all of Corpus Christi, Texas, one daughter; Cindy (Randy) SerrataTrevino of Houston, Texas, four grandchildren; Abigail Villanueva, Abel Kacey and Michael Paul Jr. Serrata, her father; Jose Kiko Soliz, two brothers; Jose Soliz, Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas and Jose Martinez of Houston, Texas, Numerous Cousins, Nieces and Nephews.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Corpus Christi Funeral Home with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. that same evening. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Corpus Christi Funeral Home. CORPUS CHRISTI FUNERAL HOME 2409 Baldwin 885-0076 VILLARREAL Joseph Andrew Villarreal passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2003.
He is preceded in death by his grandfather Juan J. Villarreal, and maternal grandparents Jesus and Maria Perez, as well as several of his uncles. Joseph was surrounded by his family and friends whom he touched throughout the community of our special citizen's population in the Corpus Christi area during his short life here on earth and went in peace to meet the Lord. Joseph was born on November 22, 1982 and was a Special Child with Special Needs and although he lived in a world of silence and the odds were against him, he managed to carry out a powerful message that he was sent here to deliver and he accomplished his mission on earth in his own special way. He broke many barriers throughout his life and MOLINA Vicente R.
Molina, 83, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Sunday, May 25, 2003 at his residence. Vicente was born December 30, 1919 in Laredo, Texas 10 Alberto and Enemencia Molina. He served in the U.S. Army during W.W.II. He was a prisoner for 27 months at a German Prisoner of War Camp.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2397 on Ayers. Vicente worked for the Corpus Christi Army Depot for 30 years before his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Carmen E. Molina; a daughter, Sonia Marie Molina; three sons, Alberto Adolfo Molina, Vicente Molina, and Marcos Molina all of Corpus Christi. Two sisters, Guadalupe Villarreal of Laredo, Texas, and Virginia Rodela of Sacramento, California: three grandchildren; and one grandchild.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Memory Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Memory 1206 IN MEMORY OF In Loving Memory Mario E. Gomez Oct. 21, 1975 May 27, 2002 1st Anniversary million times we thought of you, A million tears we cried.
If love alone could have saved you. you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place know one will ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone.
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