Irene Nieto Villegas

Irene Nieto Villegas, 76, of Brownsville, Texas devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, great-grandmother, and friend, entered into eternal rest on March 2, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 31, 1946, in Brownsville, Texas.

She is preceded in death by her parents Ramon Nieto and Mary Lou Nieto; one sister Alicia Nieto.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Daniel Villegas; children Daniel (Grace) Villegas, Crescencio Guardado, and Linda Lucio; siblings Jesse (Pat), Joe, Ralph (Theresa), Rick (Mary), Mike (Cindy), Henry, Mary Lou, Ruth (Grady), and Rita; grandchildren Alyssa, Samuel III, Crystal, Tiffany, Daniel J., and Emma; one great-grandson Johnny.

Irene was one of the most selfless and energetic women you could have ever met. Her capacity for infinite compassion and unconditional love was matched only by her tireless dedication to her family and friends and innovative spirit.  Ever the doting Grandmother, she adored and devoted all of her spare time to her children and grandchildren.  As a loving and dedicated wife, she softened the heart of her husband and was worshipped by him as his Queen. As the eldest daughter with 11 siblings, she was the indispensable big sister.  Throughout her life she took on many roles with zeal.  She was an entrepreneurial baker, soccer mom, household engineer, troubleshooter, nature lover, and family videographer.  She had great faith in God and believer of equality. Above all she was the foundation upon which many loving generations were built and touched.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 7, 2022 from 1PM to 8PM with a prayer service at 6PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation continues at 8AM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. We will be departing at 8:50AM to Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission, Texas. Services are under the guidance of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Crematory & Flower Shop. 657 Springmart Blvd., Brownsville, Texas. (956) 350-8485

In lieu of flowers please donate to:

1. The Cure Alzheimer’s Fund
https://curealz.org/giving/donate/    You may also donate via your paypal account by entering their official name: Alzheimer’s Disease Research Foundation    By mail in memory of Irene Villegas via the form on this link https://curealz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/donate-by-mail-1-2022.pdf

2. The Children’s Advocacy Center of Cameron and Willacy Counties/Monica’s and Maggie’s House
Below is a direct link to our organization’s donation site online.https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U2QYTP7QNGTRQ
You may also use our organization’s link below. Once on the site, on the top right there is an orange button that says “Donate Now” that you can click and will send you the link above to donate.https://caccwc.org/

Another option is to donate via the Cash App. Our Cash App Code is:$CACMMH

Lastly, we can also accept donations via mail. They can be sent to:P.O. Box 2145San Benito, TX 78586