BARTOLO BUENTELLO Alice, Texas – Bartolo Buentello, 88, peacefully gained his wings on Friday, May 19, 2023. He was born on January 24, 1935, in La Bandera, Texas to Sacarias Buentello Sr. and Salome Valadez Buentello. He was a beloved dad, grandpa, welito and great-great-grandpa who will forever be remembered for his beautiful smile, among so many beautiful memories he left as his legacy. He was a jack-of-all-trades. He started as a ranch hand at the Botard Ranch, where he worked for many years. He worked maintenance at the bowling alley and enjoyed interacting with their patrons. He moved on to building fences for Jule F. Talley, then with his brother’s company, Benny Buentello & Sons. He also worked in construction and helped build the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School. He retired, as a custodian, from the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco school district. In his younger days, he enjoyed going dancing with his wife, Guadalupe, and their friends, at La Villita dance hall. He always enjoyed being outdoors. He loved yard work, gardening, planting squash, and raising/taking care of his animals. His favorite pastime was playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He always looked forward to their visits. He enjoyed taking them outside to chase his chickens or collect the eggs they had laid. He was deeply loved and will forever be greatly missed. We are grateful for the amazing values he instilled in each of us and for the amazing memories he blessed us with to cherish for the rest of our lives. He is preceded in death by his parents, Sacarias Buentello Sr. and Salome Valadez Buentello; his son, Bartolo Buentello Jr.; brothers, Benigno Buentello and Arnoldo Buentello; sisters, Paulita Servin and Aurora Ramos. Bartolo is survived by his children, Anna Belle Buentello of Ben Bolt, Anna Bertha Ramirez (Amado Noel) of Ben Bolt and Sylvia Buentello of Richmond, Texas, mother of his children, Guadalupe Buentello of Alice; siblings, Alva Garza, Diamantina Buentello, Sacarias Buentello Jr. of Alice, and Hector Noel Buentello of Ben Bolt; 10 grandchildren: Roy Buentello (Suzette Martinez), Arlene Marie Ramirez, Richard Noel Ramirez, Laurie Ann Cisneros (Erasmo), Teresa Salome Buentello (Arnulfo Saldivar II), Sarah Elizabeth Buentello (Daniel “Manuel” Soliz), Brenda Lee Wigginton (Patrick), Jo Ann Cardona, Joe Cardona III, and Julia Guadalupe Cardona (Erika); 25 great-grandchildren: Lukas Aaron Buentello, Makayla Nicole Ramirez, Sophie Annabella Moon Buentello, Jazzlyn Saenz, Jayla Belle Saenz, Denton Robert Ford, Araceli Mariabella Ramirez, Erasmo Bartolo Cisneros, Emily Alexandria Cisneros, Aaliyah Lynn Buentello, Kira Naya Gonzalez, Sienna Brielle Buentello, Jayleigh Renay Saldivar, Kaelynn Clarice Marivel Saldivar, Arnulfo Jose Martin Saldivar, Chance Steven Smith, Leilah Celeste Smith, Jaxon Wayne Wigginton, Lillie Belle Wigginton, Isaiah Miguel Cardona, Jasmine Marie Mann, Isabel Mercedes Mann, Jacob Cardona, Justin James Cardona and Callie Natalia Cardona; two great-great-grandchildren, McKinley Celeste Simnacher and Mateo Cardona; numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, visitation will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A Memorial Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. The memorial mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m.., all that same morning. Services will conclude after the mass. Funeral arrangements entrusted with ROSAS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
