Venancio

Rios

Venancio Rios, age 75, of Harlingen, Texas passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He was born May 18, 1946, in Santa Rosa, Texas to Domingo and Maria Ballin Rios.
Venancio was retired after 20+ years of service from Harlingen CISD as a painter. His talents were many, he had a passion for auto mechanics and working on cars. Venancio was devoted to his loved ones and enjoyed family gatherings, especially family barbeques. He loved his time with his grandchildren and shared many good times and memories with his family. He will be dearly missed by all who had the honor of knowing him.
Venancio is preceded in death by his wife, Rosalinda M. Rios; parents, Domingo and Maria Rios; brothers, Benito Rios and Domingo Rios Jr.; sister, Sylvia Rios; brother-in-law, Daniel Leal, and sister-in-law, Petra Rios.
He leaves to cherish his beautiful memory, his son, Felix Rios (Julie); stepdaughter, Sophie Atkinson (Jeff); grandchildren, Anthony Rios, Dustin Rios, Alexis Rios, Christopher Atkinson, Stephanie Atkinson, Jesse Atkinson, Kelsey Rios, Zachary Rios, and Danee Rios; siblings, Felix Rios, Juan Rios (Letty), Mario Gomez (Sylvia), Isabel Gonzales (Tony), and Esmeralda Leal; he is also survived by numerous nephews and nieces.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021, from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm with a prayer service of the Holy Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm at Trinity Funeral Chapel of the Holy Spirit.
Chapel Service will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021, at 10:00 am at Trinity Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Ashland Cemetery in Harlingen, Texas.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Dustin Rios, Anthony Rios, Jeff Atkinson, Felix Rios, Jesse Atkinson and Chris Atkinson.
Arrangements are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home, 1002 East Harrison Ave. Harlingen, TX 78550. www.trinityfunerals.com.