All Obituaries

María Elena Urías, 67, was born in Porvenir, Tx and a longtime resident of Van Horn, Tx gained her wings on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Heritage Funeral Home. Mass will be at 10:00 AM at the Van Horn Cemetery Gazebo, with interment to follow services. María Elena had worked all her life until her illness took over her ability to do so. Throughout her life she worked in many places and she...

Lupe L. Acosta, 54, was called to heaven on April 5, 2021. Lupe was born on July 28, 1966 to Antonio and Maria de Socorro Lopez in Van Horn, TX.    Visitation for Lupe will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at Heritage Funeral Home in Van Horn, Texas.   Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Van Horn Cemetery Gazebo at 10:00 am with Father Frank Hernandez serving as Celebrant with burial in the  Van Horn Cemetery.   Lupe spent...

Michael L. Schulze was born on January 1, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia to Miles and Gaynelle (Babb) Schulze. Mike attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas and Sam Houston State University, where he was a proud member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Growing up in Dallas, Mike was a faithful member of Emanuel Lutheran Church where he was an active member of the youth group and also was confirmed. Mike loved the Lutheran church camps and served two summers as a counselor at the Broken...

Concepcion “Chona” Benavidez a lifelong resident of Van Horn, Texas closed her eyes to her earthly home on Sunday, February 21st, 2021 in El Paso, Texas with the love of Jesus Christ and her beloved family in her heart. Chona waw 81. Chona was born on December 8th, 1939 in Van Horn, Texas to Natividad Navarette and Maria Luz (Molina) Navarette. She met and married the loved of her life Nichols Benavidez. She so enjoyed taking care of her husband and together they raised four...

Maria Isela Florez passed away on Friday February 5, 2021, she was born in Alpine TX but was a longtime resident of Van Horn Texas.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 27th, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Van Horn Cemetery Gazebo with Cele Solis officiating.  Inurnment will follow in the Van Horn Cemetery.  Maria was a caring wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. She left this world suddenly at the age of 56.   She is preceded in death by...

Alan Roland North of Van Horn, Texas, formerly of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, passed away suddenly on February 3rd, 2021. He was 73. Alan was born in the year 1947 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to parents Frieda Anna Rheinhardt and Thomas Roland North. He grew up poor in the rural community of Kareedouw outside of Port Elizabeth and would often regale others with stories from that time: like the time he stole apricots from a tree for his grandmother or his times riding to play rugby...

  In Memory of Enrique “Henry” Martinez Carrasco Born Thursday, July 22, 1943, in Saragosa, Texas, to Pedro and Josefa Carrasco. Departed Sunday, January 10, 2021, at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, virtually surrounded by his daughters Elizabeth Ann “Lisa” Gonzalez, Lisa’s spouse Cezar Gonzalez, Elaine Carrasco, Elaine’s spouse Hector Alviar, his former wife Sally Carrasco, his granddaughters Jacqueline Rios, Estella Rios, and Erica...