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Obituary of Veronica C. Cantu
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Veronica C. Cantu, 92, entered into eternal rest on September 24, 2020.
Veronica was a lifetime resident of Port Isabel and devoted Catholic. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Port Isabel, she was devoted to the Guadalupaña. First member of the Guadalupaña and Spanish choir; member of the rosary and posada group and taught CCE; and a member of the Valley Inter Faith. She was an amazing and strong lady who devoted her time to God, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great- great-grandchildren, and others. She was a respectful, loving, and caring person who always thought about others before herself. Her faith let her see the good in all of others. She was a mother and a third generation grandmother, who taught us about God and showed us how to have faith in us. She gave us many wonderful memories, lectures, lessons and showed us to be strong. She wasn’t just a mother or grandmother, but our role model. She was the heart to this family and was our whole world. Her faith in God blessed her all with her greatest gift of all, she was blessed with 92 amazing years and five generations of wonderful memories. She will forever be in our hearts. We will miss you dearly. We love you, mom, grandma, great-grandma, and great-great-grandma.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Quierno and Guadalupe Rubio Camacho; her husband, Carlos G. Cantu; two sons, Jose and Thomas Cantu; four daughters, Linda Rae Cantu, Laurie Cantu, Nena Vasquez, and Cecilia Zamora; grandson, Ricardo Zamora, III; one granddaughter, Lupita Zamora; two great-great-grandchildren, Reynaldo S. Alvarado, Jr. and Artlette H. Castillo; seven siblings, Julia Puentes, Carmela LeBlanc, Bertha Ochoa, Josepehia Camacho, Jose Camacho, Felipe Camacho, and Angelia Martinez; and sister-in-law, Elvia Camacho.
She is survived by her sons, Carlos Cantu, Jr., Jesus Cantu, Jose Guadalupe (Alfonsa) Cantu, Andy Cantu, Roberto Cantu, Jimmy Cantu, Felipe (Carmen) Cantu, and Fred (Nina) Cantu; three daughters, Rosario(Daniel) Salazar, Ronnie(Romeo) Malvar and Gloria Cantu; daughter-in-law, Chayo Cantu; 40 grandchildren; 86 great-grandchildren; and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m., until 9p.m., with the recitiation of the holy rosary to be recited at 7p.m., Monday, October 5, 2020 at Thomae-Garza Funeral Home. Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 6, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 705 S. Longoria St., Port Isabel with burial to follow at the Port Isabel City Cemetery.
Honored to be serving as Mrs. Cantu’s pallbearers are Rosa Mora, Juanita Hernandez, Victoria Barrera, Veronica Bissar, Rosa Ana Salazar, Patty Gonzalez, Ana Laura Villarreal, Daisy Cantu, Margaret Malvar, Carla Cantu, Santos Zamora, Charlie Cantu, Silver Salazar, Pito Cantu, Jr., Danny Salazar, Federico Cantu, Adam Villarreal, Eddie Cantu, Travis Cantu, Michael Malvar and Fred Cantu, Jr.
You may sign the online guestbook, light a remembrance candle, or send words of comfort to the family of Veronica C. Cantu at: www.thomaegarza.com.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of Thomae-Garza Funeral Home and Crematorium, 395 S. Sam Houston, San Benito, Texas, (956) 399-1331.
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5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Monday, October 5, 2020
Thomae-Garza Funeral Home
395 S. Sam Houston
San Benito, Texas, United States
9563991331
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5
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Monday, October 5, 2020
Thomae-Garza Funeral Home
395 S. Sam Houston
San Benito, Texas, United States
9563991331
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6
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11:00 am
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
705 S. Longoria St
Port Isabel, Texas, United States
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Port Isabel City Cemetery
299 N Musina St
Port Isabel, Texas, United States
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