Surrounded by the love of her family, Irma Cantu Gomez, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother was called home for her eternal rest on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

Irma was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Mexico on August 17, 1941 to Eleuterio and Sofia Cantu. She moved to the United States in 1946 at the age of five and graduated from Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi in 1961.  On September, 11, 1964, she married the love of her life, Efrain Gomez whom she shared nearly 56 years until his passing in 2021.  Together they built a foundation and home for their children/grandchildren filled with faith, love and hope.

Irma was a self-employed business woman who found great joy in establishing a successful Avon business that expanded over 35 years and cultivated over hundreds of friendships.  She was a strong, vibrant and generous woman who cherished life, church, and her family.  Irma exemplified the definition of the word "mother" and loved to cook, care, and support her family in any way imaginable.

Irma is preceded in death by her husband, Efrain Gomez, her father, Eleuterio Cantu, her mother, Sofia Cantu, and her sister, Yolanda Moore.

Irma will be dearly missed, loved, and remembered by her children, Adriana Quezada (Mario), Efrain Gomez II, Sergio Gomez (Melissa) and Rolando Gomez, and by her four grandchildren, Efrain Gomez III, Ryan Trevino, Victoria Gomez, and Aaron Gomez.

Funeral service dates and times are listed below.