Catherine Leal Cantu was born July 26, 1926 in DeRidder, Louisiana. She entered into eternal rest on March 18, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband Felix Cantu and daughter Mary Louise .
Left to cherish her memory are her daughters Catherine Aguirre and Mary Helen Salazar; grandchildren David Aguirre III, Candice Saldaña, Nadia Aguirre, Cruz Salazar III, Joaquin Joseph Salazar; numerous great-grandchildren and extended family and friends.