The Brownsville Herald - Online Edition Obituaries, June 28, 2006 ALMA GLORIA GUTIERREZ , 67, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2006, at her residence in Brownsville. Funeral arrangements are pending under Guerra Funeral Home, 3955 Coffee Port Road (956) 544-1171. ELVIRA MUNOZ , 64, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen. There will be no local services. Funeral services will be held at Funerarias Lozano in Matamoros. Interment will follow at Panteon La Gloria. Local arrangements are under Delta Funeral Directors, 1300 E. Harrison St. (956) 542-2222. DON FELIPE BALBOA 1914 ~ 2006 Valley Pioneer Felipe Balboa, 91, born December 10, 1914, entered into eternal rest at Valley Regional Medical Center Tuesday, June 27, 2006, surrounded by members of his loving family. Born at Rancho Villanueva off the Old Military Highway he had been a resident at Spanish Meadows Nursing Home for three years and previous to that a life long resident of Olmito. Don Felipe, as he was affectionately called by residents of Olmito, did extensive farming on both sides of the Rio Grande. He was preceded in death by his wife, Santos Ramos de Balboa. Left to cherish his memory are his loving children, Adela Martinez (Alberto), Jose Balboa (Raquel), Gloria Balboa, Emilia Villareal (Guadalupe), Hermelinda Garza (Almentor), Eziquiel Balboa (Margarita), Exiquio Balboa (Paris), Fidel Balboa (Dolores), Alejandra Balboa, and Martha Crixell (Vincent); 26 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with recitation of the holy rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at Garza Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Garza Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Committal service will follow at Villa Nueva Cemetery. Funeral Services have been entrusted to Joe I. Treviño, Garza Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St. (956) 542-5511. The Brownsville Herald 1135 E. Van Buren Brownsville, TX 78520 956-542-4301 1-800-488-4301 © 2000 The Brownsville Herald