Johnnie Moreno, 88, of Bridge City passed away Monday May 30, 2011 in Orange.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 5 to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Moreno was born May 29, 1923 in Wiergate to Gabino and Eufrica Moreno. He served in the United States Army, fought in World War II and was a Purple Heart recipient. He retired from Texaco after working there for 36 years and had a life membership at the VFW.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Lyidia Moreno; sister, Mary Humble and brothers, Junior and Albert Moreno.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Juanita Moreno; sons, Johnnie Moreno and Albert Moreno; grandchildren, Alexis and Lauren Moreno and great grandchildren, Anna and Addison Ramirez. He is also survived by his brothers, Joe, Isabell and George and sisters, Petrcha, Eloise, Evon, Pearl, Alice, Margaret and Delores.