Irene passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Webster, Texas at the age of 53. She was born on August 12, 1965 in Richmond, Texas to Ricarda Muñoz and Manuel Cantú. She spent her life doing what she loved best providing and cooking for her children and grandchildren. She would spend her days listening to music and dancing when she could. She is preceded in death by her parents Ricarda and Manuel Cantú, her brother Domingo Cantú, and her sisters Eva and Ana Eva Cantú, her Grandparents Domingo and Estanislada Muñoz and, Manuel and Rosalia Cantú,  her brother-in-law Michael Wayne Wheeler. She is survived by her husband Eluterio Lara Sr., her children Efrain Esparza and his wife Theresa, Louisa Esparza, Manuela Cantú and her husband Gerardo, Lourdes Cantu, Eluterio Jr. and his wife Andrea; her siblings Manuel Cantú and his wife Peggy, Estanislada Wheeler, Robert Cantú and his wife Blanca, Rosa Gonzales, Arturo Cantú, Valenten Cantú and his wife Patricia, and Geneva Gamez and her husband Raymundo; her grandchildren  Alexis, Efrain, Espiridion, and Irene Esparza, Jason Davila, Domingo and Maritza Davila, Mireya and Adán Gutiérrez, David and Damian Amaya, Alexis, Mercedes, Aaron, and Sebastian Lara.

 

Rosary will be held Thursday, December 27, 2018 5pm- 9pm. On Friday, December 28, 2018, 10am-1pm at Crowder Funeral Home 1645 East Main St. League City, Texas 77573.

Final resting place is Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery 7801 Gulf Freeway, Dickinson, Texas 77539. Reception following from 3pm -5pm is held at VFW Dickinson 5204 TX highway 3, Dickinson, Texas 77539.