Dominga Mares Rodriguez

Dominga was born on February 29, 1936, in Nuevo Leon, Mexico and resided in San Benito, Texas. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and sister. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy, and her favorite pastime was spending time in her yard gardening, alongside pets Canelo and Lobo.

She is survived by her sons and daughters Cresencio (Edelmira) Rodriguez of San Benito, TX; Raul (Letty) Rodriguez of West, TX; Maria A. (Eliberto) Perez of Brownsville, TX; Rosario (Gregorio) Figueroa of Brownsville, TX; Letty (Jim) Roberts of Brownsville, TX; Norma C. Rodriguez of San Benito, TX; Dee (Rudy) Cisneros of Bishop, TX; Marisela (Victor) Gonzalez of San Benito, TX; Teresa Bazan (Javier Sandoval) of Harlingen, TX; her brothers and sister, Rosalio Mares of Los Fresnos, TX; Eleazar (Linda) Mares of Brownsville, TX; Celestina (Manuel) Mares-Anzures of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico and her 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Dominga Mares Rodriguez was preceded in death by her loving, late husband Pedro Rodriguez, father Mauricio Mares and mother Alejandra Diaz-Mares, her brothers and sisters Santiago Mares, Reyes Mares, Natalia Castorena, Trinidad Mares and Nasaria Jaramillo.

Serving as Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Eduardo Rodriguez, Edgar Rodriguez, Aldo Perez, Luis A. Perez, Greg Figueroa III, Adrian R. Bazan II, Raul Rodriguez Jr. and Victor Gonzalez, Jr.

Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be her sons, Cresencio Rodriguez & Raul Rodriguez.

A rosary will be held on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 7pm at Buena Vista Funeral Home in Brownsville, Texas. A mass honoring her life will be held at 12pm on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Our Lady of Good Counsel on Military Highway in Brownsville, Texas.