Ruth Soto Gonzalez

January 2, 1926 - January 10, 2016

Ruth S. Cantu Gonzalez Was born on January 2, 1926, in Santa Paula, California, to Ernest Soto and Julia Montaño, and at age 90 went to be with the Lord on January 10, 2016, in Riverside, California. The cherished mother of Andrew Benjamin Cantu (deceased), Richard David (Terry) Cantu, Delilah Ruth Martinez, Edward Earnest (Debra) Cantu, Daniel James Cantu, Diana Marie (Richard) Alvarez, and Steven Rene (TaJuana) Cantu, and of her step-children: Annie (Al) Sanchez, Claudia (Ray) Rojas, Philip Gonzalez, Christine (Daniel) Sepulveda, Raymond (Clara) Gonzalez, and Andrew (Jenny) Gonzalez. She was blessed with a total of 28 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. She resided in Riverside, California, for more than 50 years. She was the pastor’s wife of the Apostolic Assembly Church in Corona, Calif., and also of the Arlington Apostolic Church in Arlington, Calif., for 30 years. A woman of great faith who served the Lord with all her heart, she demonstrated her love by sacrificial giving. Over the years, she raised tens of thousands of dollars for missionary efforts and church building projects. She dedicated her life to God, family, and friends. For over 55 years she worked in various local, regional, national and international leadership positions within the Apostolic Assembly Ladies Dorcas Department. Even into her late 80s, she held Bible studies in her home and was making tamales and selling donuts at church to raise money for missionaries. Preceded in death by husbands, Ernesto S. Cantu (1948-1978), and Ramon N. Gonzalez (1987-2008), and son, Andrew Benjamin Cantu, and sister, Dora Garcia.