“Mary”
Mary McAfee Cullinan Holbein, 95, was welcomed into the gates of Heaven by our Lord, Jesus Christ on October 12, 2024. Mary was born In Laredo, Texas on January 6, 1929, to McAfee Woods and Frank Cullinan. She grew up in Laredo, graduated from Martin High School, and was presented by the Society of Martha Washington. She attended Mount St. Vincent College in New York. She graduated from UT Austin in 1950 where she pledged the Alpha Phi Sorority. In 1965, she married John Richard, Dick, Holbein. Mary and Dick made their home in Hebbronville, Texas, raising their five children, and then moved to El Maguey Ranch, outside of Hebbronville.
Mary was a fun-loving person who loved to entertain her many friends and relatives. She loved to travel and was very proud of her Irish heritage. She was an active member of the DAR and looked forward to the Citizenship Ceremonies, where she loved giving the new citizens a flag to mark the occasion. Family was a very important part of her life. Together they raised their family and gave all the love and security a family could ask for. Her husband, children, and grandchildren were her primary focus, but she extended her definition of family to include many cousins, nieces, and nephews whom she welcomed into her home where they experienced her fun-loving spirit, great cooking, and the life of a rancher in South Texas.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband, J.R. “Dick” Holbein, and her parents, McAfee and Frank Cullinan.
Left to cherish her memories are three sons, Stephen Newman of Hebbronville, Jeffrey Holbein of Bandera, and John M. Holbein of Hebbronville and Tina Holbein of Liberty Hill; two daughters, Nancy (Rex) Jeanot of Florida and Katie Turner of Corpus Christi; seven grandchildren, Taylor and Paul Jeanot, Dylan (Lauren) and Trevor (Ashley) Holbein, Deron (Ashley) Turner, Cortland B. Turner, and Karen D. Hein. Eight great grandchildren, Brooklyn Garcia; Carter Holbein; Taylor, Natalie, and Brady Segovia, Jase Chapa and JW and Alivia Hernandez.
The family extends their heartfelt appreciation and thanks to Deacon Larry Rodriguez and staff for the care and attention Mary received under their care. Her needs were augmented by the daily attention to the rituals of her Catholic faith.
Visitation will be held 8:00 a.m. October 28th at Funeraria Del Angel Howard Williams in Hebbronville. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on October 28th at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Hebbronville. Interment will follow at the Greenhill Cemetery in Jim Hogg County.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Newman, Jeffrey Holbein, Dylan Holbein, Trevor Holbein, Cortlandt Turner and Paul Jeanot. Honorary Pallbearer will be Deron Turner.
The family wishes that donations be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
We are choosing to honor Mary with donations to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church rather than flowers. 504 E. Santa Clara, Hebbronville, TX 78361 Phone: (361)527-3865
