Canuta Cantu
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Canuta Cantu (Nena) entered into eternal rest on December 30, 2020 at her McAllen residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 29, 1927 in Donna, Texas. She was a lifelong resident on El Capote Ranch in Pharr, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Otila and Raul Gonzalez; her beloved husband, Erasmo Cantu, Sr.; a son, Raul Cantu; and several siblings, Alejandro Gonzalez, Olivia Gonzalez, Antonio Gonzalez and Otila Garza.
Left to cherish her memory are her children; Erasmo Cantu Jr. (Lily), Leonor Pina (Juan+), Otila Aranda (Antonio), San Juanita Ramirez (Amador), Elizabeth Luera (Danny), Graciela Cantu, Norma Huerta (Benito), 18 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; and 3 siblings, Matilda Guerrero (Clovis, CA), Guadalupe Gonzalez (Rio Hondo, TX), Ofelia Narvais (Port Lavaca, TX).
Canuta's hobbies included making quilts and counted cross-stitch. She also enjoyed baking for her family, gardening, bird watching, coloring, and making crafts. She will forever be remembered by her family and those that came to knew her.