The Brownsville Herald - Online Edition Obituaries, April 16 2006 JOSE RAMIREZ, 71, pass away at his residence in Brownsville on Thursday, April 13, 2006. Visitations will from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, 2006, with a holy rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Road, (956) 544-1171. JESUS JIMENEZ SR., 78, passed away Friday April 14, 2006, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. Funeral arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral Home, 3955 Coffee Port Rd., Brownsville, (956) 544-1171. JOSE R. "PEPE" OJEDA, 84, died peacefully Wednesday April 12, 2006. Visitation at Krause Funeral Home in New Berlin, Wis., from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 and 10-11 a.m. on Friday, April 21. Funeral services 11 a.m. on April 21 at Wisconsin Memorial. In lieu of flowers, memorial appreciated to the family. Condolences to: www.krausefuneralhome.com (262) 786-8009. MARIA DE JESUS PEREZ, "NANA" Maria de Jesus Perez, "Nana," 95, born in March 16, 1911, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. She was a long time member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her mother, Lorenza Garcia; father Jesus Garcia; her husband, Ursulo Perez; sons Jesus Perez and Ursulo Perez Jr.; a brother, Guadalupe Garcia; and a granddaughter, Maria Rosario Garcia. Ms. Perez is survived by her daughters, Maria Carmen Perez and Viviana Castorena, both from Brownsville; sons Adolfo Perez of Houston, Texas, and Hector Salas of Brownsville, Texas. Among the survivors are four granddaughters, seven grandsons, 14 great-granddaughters, three great-grandsons and three great-great grandsons. Visitation will be held at 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2006, with a holy rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista. Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 155 E. Jefferson. Committal service to follow at Buena Vista Burial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Lorenzo Perez, George D. Perez, Maria Estela Garza, Ricardo Garcia Jr., David Gomez, Hector Daniel Castorena, Johnny Piñeda and Joe Cuellar. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista, cemeteries, mausoleums and crematory, 125 McDavitt Blvd. Brownsville, Texas, 78521, (956) 541-5400. BABY RUBEN JARAMILLO Baby Ruben Jaramillo, 10 months, entered into the Lord's arms on Thursday, April 13, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his parents, Ruben and Florentina Jaramillo; brothers Jose Antonio, Johnny and Bryan Maldonado; sisters Karla N. Uribe, Ana Kareen Jaramillo and Maria G. Jaramillo; and numerous aunts and uncles. Visitation will begin from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday April 17, 2006, at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista. A Chapel Service will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2006, at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista. Interment will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista, cemeteries, mausoleums and crematory, 125 McDavitt Blvd., Brownsville, Texas, 78521, (956) 541-5400. JOSEPH "JOE" G. OCHOA JR. Joseph "Joe" G. Ochoa, Jr. died peacefully April 12, 2006. He was preceded in death by his wife, Melida Vera Ochoa to whom he was married for 54 years; by his parents, Joseph G. Ochoa Sr. and Josefina Gonzalez Ochoa; and by his brother, Ernest Ochoa. He is survived by his four children; nine grandchildren and one remaining brother; daughter Margaret Ochoa Klapperich of Greenville, Va., and her two sons, Kerry James Klapperich and Kevin Wayne Klapperich; son Joseph G. Ochoa III of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and his four sons, Christopher Ochoa Robertson, Eric Brian Ochoa, Austin Lee Ochoa and Andrew Joseph Ochoa; son Mark Anthony Ochoa of New Baden, Ill., and his daughter, Kalandie Marie Ochoa, and his son, Joseph Michael Ochoa; daughter Anna Laura Ochoa Morales of Houston, Texas, and her daughter, Laura Lee McGrath; brother Alfred Ochoa of Houston; also as well as several step grandchildren. Joe was born in Houston, Texas, attended Catholic School for primary grades and graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1940. He attended and graduated from Draughon Business College in 1942. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served from August 1942 until he was discharged in October 1944. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years and later worked for U.S. Customs for 18 years. He retied from the U.S. government on February 23, 1980. Joe will be most remembered as the "man who knows everyone's birthday." His curiosity for remembering people's birthdays turned into a great hobby, as he had a phenomenal memory for numbers and for associating one birthday with another and looking for similarities in people's personalities and interests. He had memorized the birthdays of numerous relatives, friends, acquaintances and noted figures in history. Many times he would guess a person's birthday just by getting to know them a little bit. Joe's favorite day of any month was always the 17th, as both his birthday and his wife's birthday both fell on the 17th of September and December respectively. Never one to meet a stranger, Joe was a very friendly individual who always looked for the best in others. Quiet the character, he would regularly say something unique about someone or about a certain situation that his family and friends refer to now as "Ochoaisms." His grandchildren hold some especially fond memories of times they spent with their grandpa when he would visit with them one on one on the patio and create a little party atmosphere with just the two of them, or he would tell them stories about all kinds of trivia that became very important to them. He will be missed by all. A funeral Mass will be said at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday, April 17 at 10 a.m. followed by the burial at Rose Lawn Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church for Masses to be said on the 17th of any given month. Military rites will be conducted at graveside by members of the American Legion Post 43 Honor Guard. Arrangements have been entrusted to Darling-Mouser Funeral Home, 945 Palm Blvd., Brownsville, (956) 546-7111. JOE ANTHONY VASQUEZ Joe Anthony Vasquez, 32, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2006 in Billings, Montana. He was a lifelong Brownsville resident. His brother, Tommy Lee Vasquez, preceded Joe in death. He is survived by his mother, Juanita Vasquez; two daughters, Brenda Vasquez and Vanessa Vasquez; one brother, Juan Nuñez; one sister, Jessica Hernandez; two nephews, Brandon Berlanga and Samantha Nuñez; numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Resurrection will be held at 8:30 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2006, at San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church, 2215 Avenida Rancho Viejo in Cameron Park. Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Buena Vista Burial Park. Joe was a great father, brother and son. He will be remembered for all his crazy ideas and for that smile he always had on his face no matter how hard the situation was. The Brownsville Herald 1135 E. Van Buren Brownsville, TX 78520 956-542-4301 1-800-488-4301 © 2000 The Brownsville Herald