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Portrait of Carolina Flores Cantu
In loving memory

Carolina Flores Cantu

April 3, 1931 – March 2, 2013
Lived 81 years
Realitos Cemetery · Realitos
Life story

Carolina Flores Cantu, 81 a lifetime resident of Realitos, Texas entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 02, 2013. She was born in Realitos, Texas on April 3, 1931 to her parents, Dionicio and Jesusa Flores. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. She retired from the Nutrition center of Realitos and the school cafeteria in Benavides after many years of employment. She enjoyed cooking, baking, dancing and spending time with her family. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be sadly missed by all her family.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Adan Cantu Sr.; her daughter, Norma C. Villarreal; two brothers, Antonio P. Flores and Guadalupe Flores; one sister, Diamantina Davila.

Carolina is survived by her nine children, Adan Cantu Jr. (Diana) of Realitos, Texas, Armandina Ramirez (Jose Luis) of Hebbronville, Texas, Victor Cantu Sr. (Rosana) of Realitos, Texas, Graciela Cantu of Falfurrias, Texas, Jose L. Cantu (Carmela) of Realitos, Texas, Gilberto Cantu (Eva) of Realitos, Texas, Guadalupe Cantu of Hebbronville, Texas, Marisa Hinojosa (Humberto) of Benavides, Texas, and Mario Cantu Sr. (Belinda) of Realitos, Texas; one sister, Gloria Canales (Rolando) of Victoria, Texas; 35 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Garza Funeral Home in San Diego, Texas with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Realitos, Texas. Interment will follow at Realitos Cemetery in Realitos, Texas.

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1931
Born April 3
1939
Carolina was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Carolina was 14 when the Texas Medical Center was founded in Houston
1955
Carolina was 24 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1962
Carolina was 31 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1977
Carolina was 46 when Elvis Presley died
1982
Carolina was 51 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Carolina was 63 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Carolina was 73 when Facebook was launched
2010
Carolina was 79 when Instagram was launched
2013
Passed away March 2, age 81
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