Roberto C. Cantu

Concepcion- Roberto C. Cantu 83 years of age passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in a Kingsville hospital after a long illness.  He was a United States Veteran having served in the U.S. Army stationed in Korea.  He was a retired farmer and rancher in the Duval County area.  He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.  Preceded in death by his parents Antonio and Anita C. Cantu, four brothers, Adan, Antonio, Jr., Leonel, Sr., and Hector Cantu, two sisters, Eva Canales and Estella Canales. Survived by his wife of 56 years of marriage, Josefa S. Cantu, Concepcion, Texas, one son, Roberto (Loretta) Cantu, Jr., Kingsville, Texas, one daughter, Rosa Anna Williams, San Antonio, Texas, one sister, Olivia Saenz, Realitos, Texas, two granddaughters, Samantha Nicole Cantu, Lubbock, Texas and Adriana Renee Williams, San Antonio, Texas numerous nieces and nephews.  Visitation will begin on Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 5:00 pm. - 9:00 p.m. at Mauro P. Garcia Funeral Home-San Diego with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. the same evening.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  Burial to follow at the Salinas Cemetery in Concepcion, Texas.  Mauro P. Garcia Funeral Homes, Inc. in charge of arrangements.  

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