Mercedes Callejas Bonilla, Widow of Banker Jorge Bueso Arias, Dies at 98

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 15, 2026 · Originally reported October 14, 2026 by Radio HRN

Mercedes Callejas Bonilla, widow of the prominent Honduran banker and businessman Jorge Bueso Arias, has died at 98; her funeral Mass is set for October 15 at the Basílica de Suyapa in Tegucigalpa.

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