CARMEN Z. CASTILLO
Tue, 2016-03-22 21:42
News Staff
PHARR – Carmen Z. Castillo, 86, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Castillo was born in Pharr and had lived there most of her life. She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Pharr. She is preceded in death by her parents, Abundio and Maxima Zamarripa, two brothers, Jesus Zamarripa, Agustin Zamarripa; and a sister, Maria Elvira Garces. Carmen is survived by her husband, Refugio Castillo of Pharr; four children, Erasmo (Deanna) Castillo of Edinburg, Ramiro (Manuela) Castillo, Refugio (Noemi) Castillo Jr., both of Pharr, Maria Esmelda (Lonnie) Borden of Cleburne, Texas; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and nine siblings, Juana Zamarripa, Rosa Zamarripa, Raul Zamarripa, Jose Zamarripa, Abundio Zamarripa, Roberto Zamarripa, Ruben Zamarripa, all of Pharr, Ernesto Zamarripa of Mercedes, Erasmo Zamarripa of Edinburg. Visitation were held from 5 to 9 p.m., with a 7 p.m. rosary on March 16 at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service took place at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Pharr. Interment followed at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr. Funeral services were under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of San Juan.