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Celestino Fonseca Jr.

1944 - 2025

BORN

1944

DIED

2025

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UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Oct. 16, 2025

3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Thomae-Garza Funeral Home

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Celestino Fonseca Obituary

San Benito, TX - Celestino Fonseca, Jr. 81 of San Benito, TX, died Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Valley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen, TX. Thomae-Garza Funeral Home & Crematorium of San Benito, TX is in charge of the arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Brownsville Herald on Oct. 11, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Celestino Fonseca

Oct

16

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Thomae-Garza Funeral Home

395 S. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586

Oct

16

Rosary

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Thomae-Garza Funeral Home

395 S. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586

Oct

17

Funeral Mass

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

St Helen's Catholic Church

228 Huisache St, Rio Hondo, TX 78583

Oct

17

Interment

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Mont Meta Memorial Park

Sam Houston, San Benito, TX 78586

Funeral services provided by:

The Original Downtown Thomae-Garza Funeral Directors, Inc. - San Benito

395 South Sam Houston P.O. Box 92, San Benito, TX 78586

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