The Brownsville Herald - Online EditionOBITUARIES Obituaries, March 13, 2006 MARCELINO RODRIGUEZ, 56, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Valley Baptist Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Funeral arrangements are pending under the care of Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, cemeteries, mausoleums and crematory 125 McDavitt Blvd. Brownsville, Texas 78521 (956) 541-5400 Dignity Memorial Provider. GRACE HARRIET FREITAG, 68, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006, in Brownsville, Texas. Visitations will be Tuesday, March 14, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Guerra Funeral Home. A chapel service will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 10 a.m. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Guerra Funeral Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Road, (956)544-1171. CHARLES EDWARD MORRISON III, 45, passed away at his residence in Port Isabel on Sunday, March 12, 2006. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Guerra Funeral Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Road, (956)544-1171. ALICIA LAGOS BELL Alicia Lagos Bell, 74, entered into eternal rest on March 11, 2006, at Valley Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her husband Thomas Bell, daughter Jacqueline Bell and granddaughters Bianca and Mariella Rami-rez. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today, Monday, March 13, 2006, at Gospel Assembly Church, 2227 S. Dakota, followed by interment at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements have been entrusted to Darling-Mouser Funeral Home, 945 Palm Blvd., Brownsville, TX (956)546-7111. GUADALUPE LOPEZ FRANCO Guadalupe Lopez Franco (Pita), 78, born on March 15th, 1927, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Brownsville, Texas at the Brownsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. She was a lifetime Brownsville resident, and spent most of her later years at Valley Grande Manor. She is preceded in death by her parents, Librado and Juliana M. Lopez; sisters Maria and Carlota Lopez; brothers Guadalupe Lopez and Librado Lopez, Jr. She is survived by her loving husband, Victor Franco Sr.; sons Victor Franco Jr., Arturo, Alfredo and Armando Franco from Brownsville, Texas; daughters Diana (Rene) Hernandez from Clarksville, Indiana and Hilda Franco from Brownsville, Texas; sisters, Aurora Lopez and Adelina Gonzalez from Brownsville, Texas; 19 grandchildren and 7 great- grandchildren. Services will begin today, Monday, March 13, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, March 14, 2006, with a Recitation of a Holy Rosary at 7 p.m. at Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista. A Mass will be celebrated on her birthday, Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Church at 10 a.m. A Committal Service will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Christopher Franco, Rene Hernandez, Arturo Franco, Arturo Franco Jr., Alfredo Franco, Alfredo Franco Jr., Victor Franco Jr., Victor Joe Franco Jr., Steven Almazan, Armando Franco, and Frankie R. Ramirez. Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, Cemeteries, Mausoleums, and Crematory, 125 McDavitt Blvd., Brownsville, Texas 78521, (956) 541-5400. JOSEFA T. 'CHEPA' SALINAS Josefa T. "Chepa" Salinas, 71, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Josefa was employed with McNair for many years and with Levis Strauss for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Eusebio B. and Manuel M. Torre; two sisters, Maria M. Torres and Ventura Benavidez; two brothers, Juan E. Torres and Manuel M. Torres and her niece, Beatrice Torres. Left to cherish her memory and mourn her death is her loving family: two daughters, Alma M. Salinas and Norma J. Alvear; four grandchildren, Jenavette Alvear, Michael A. Salinas, Melanie J. Gasca and Alexis M. Salinas; one sister, Altagracia Torres; six brothers, Tom (Toni) Torres, Jose M. Torres, Andres (Lupita) Torres, Raul (Diana) Torres all of Brownsville and Robert (Janie) Torres of Corpus Christi, Enrique (Beverly) Torres of Dallas and several beloved nieces and nephews. Visitations will be held on Monday, March 13, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. at Guerra Funeral Home "Chapel of The Holy Family." A funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday; March 14, 2006, at Christ The King Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Roselawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tom, Jose, Andy, Robert, Raul and Enrique Torres. Honorary pallbearer will be Michael A. Salinas. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port, (956) 544-1171. DIONICIO BERMUDEZ Dionicio Bermudez, 67, entered into eternal rest with his Lord and Savior at his residence in Brownsville with his loving family by his side. He was born on December 26, 1928, in Sierra Mojada Coahuila, Mexico to Florentino Bermudez and Asencion Carrillo de Ber-mudez, who preceded him in death. Three sisters, Julia Bermudez, Petra Bermudez and Viviana Bermudez and one brother, Victorino Bermudez, also preceded him in death. Left to cherish and mourn his death is his loving family: his wife Juanita Bermudez of 48 years of marriage, five children, Maria Angelica Bermudez, Asencion Guerrero (Romualdo), Martin Bermudez (Araceli), Yolanda Patricia Castillo (Ignacio) and Raul Bermudez; two brothers, Feliciano Bermudez and Pedro Bermudez; two sisters, Juana Arenibos and Alicia Gomez and eleven grandchildren and numerous other relatives also survive him. Visitations were held on Sunday, March 12, 2006, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a holy rosary prayed at 7 p.m. at Guerra Funeral Home "Chapel of the Holy Family" and will resume on Monday, March 13, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a Funeral Mass at San Eugenio De Mazenod with burial to follow at Rose Lawn cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Rd., (956) 544-1171. RAUL Z. LEAL Raul Z. Leal, 61, entered into the Lords arms Wednesday, March 8, 2006, in Brownsville, Texas. Mr. Leal was a U.S. Army Veteran, who had retired from the U.S. Postal Service after working 33 years, and he was also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mr. Leal is preceded in death by his parents, Cruz and Josefina Z. Leal. Raul is survived by his wife Beatriz M. Leal; sons Raul A. Leal and Raul M. Leal; daughter Diana L. Mendez; sisters Ninfa L. Peña and Matilde L. Sandoval; numerous grandchildren, nephews, and nieces. Visitation was held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2006 and Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista. Visitation was also held from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a holy rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Fu-neraria del Angel Buena Vista. A Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. today, Monday, March 13, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park. Pallbearers will be Raul A. Leal Jr., Raul M. Leal Jr., Luis R. Peña, Hector Peña, Henry Hinojosa, and Emilio Sandoval Jr. Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post 43. Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, Cemeteries, Mausoleums, and Crematory, 125 McDavitt Blvd., Brownsville, Texas 78521, (956) 541-5400. INFANT GERARDO ADAME Infant Gerardo Adame, 4 years of age, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He is survived by his loving parents Reynaldo Adame and Marleny Olivarez Adame of Brownsville, paternal grand-mother Martha Noriega, and maternal grandmother Catalina Ugalde. Also surviving are numeros uncles, aunts and other relatives. Visitations were held on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at Guerra Funeral Home "Chapel of the Arch Angels" from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a Holy Rosary recited at 6 p.m. A chapel funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at Guerra Funeral Home "Chapel of the Arch Angels" with a time pending. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Rd., (956)544-1171. The Brownsville Herald 1135 E. Van Buren Brownsville, TX 78520 956-542-4301 1-800-488-4301 © 2000 The Brownsville Herald