Duddlesten Funeral Home

Raymondville, Texas Javier L. Villarreal, 58 of Raymondville, Texas, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He was born on February 19, 1967 in Raymondville, Texas, son of Raymundo and Aurora (Longoria) Villarreal. Javier is preceded in death by his father, Raymundo. Javier will be remembered for his deep love of the outdoors. Whether casting a line or spending time hunting, he was most at peace surrounded by open skies, water, and land. Fishing and hunting were more than hobbies to Javier?they were traditions he cherished. His unwavering passion for the outdoors will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. Left behind to cherish his memory are his mother, Aurora...

Donald Patrick "Don" Donaho passed away on November 12, 2025, at the age of 78, in his home in College Station, Texas. While his final days were in College Station, Don's heart and lifetime were rooted in Raymondville, Texas, the community he cherished and dedicated himself to. A proud graduate of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, where he attended on a track scholarship, Don began his career in the insurance industry shortly after moving to Raymondville, TX in 1975. He joined Hutchins, Eberhart & Donaho Insurance Agency in Raymondville, and in 1980, he established Donaho Insurance Agency, where he served as president. Don specialized in writing insurance for all phases of the...

Charles Edward Roberts, lovingly known as "Buck", passed away peacefully on September 16, 2025. Born at home in Willamar, Texas, on November 27, 1931, Buck was the son of Mildred Blackwell and Cleo Alton Roberts. He spent his early years in Willacy County and graduated from Raymondville High School in 1950. Buck went on to earn a degree in Agronomy from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1954, along with a commission in the United States Air Force. That same year, he married the love of his life, Jacqueline Brook, on June 4th. Together, they moved to George Air Force Base in California, where Buck served as an accountant for two years. In 1956, he returned to Raymondville...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Virgil Edgar Swanberg, a beloved husband, son, brother, father, "Papa," and friend, on Wed., May 7, 2025. Born within minutes of identical twin brother Vernon on January 7, 1934 in South Pharr, Texas now known as Las Milpas, Virgil was one of eight children, a blessing by God to Hildegarde and Emil Swanberg. They had moved to the Rio Grande Valley from Minnesota in the late 1920s. The family moved from Hidalgo to Willacy County in the late '30s after losing their farm to the 1933 hurricane which hit the Valley and decimated their citrus crop. They were a hard-working, humble family, of Swedish ancestry, growing up with a strong work...