Maria H. Cantu

Brownsville - Maria H. Cantu, 84, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024, at Valley Baptist Medical Center.

Ms. Cantu was born January 23, 1940, in Brownsville, Texas. Daughter of Melquiades Hernandez and Silveria Fernandez. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Felipe Cantu, Jr.; a daughter: Graciela Cantu Ledezma; her brothers, Eleuterio Hernandez, Jose E. Hernandez, Humberto Hernandez, Ignacio Hernandez, Julian Hernandez; her sisters: Julia Hernandez, Petra Hernandez, Irene Hernandez, Cirila Fuentes an Felipa Vasquez.

Left to cherish her memories is her son Felipe Cantu III and her sister: Romana Antonia Sosa. Also, surviving her are her five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Monday, September 23, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm at Salinas Funeral Home - Chapel of the Angels in Brownsville. A funeral mass is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:00 pm at St. Thomas Catholic Church with interment to follow at Rose Lawn Burial Park.

Funeral services have been entrusted to Salinas Funeral Home in Brownsville.