Irma Elia Castro Carpenter Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Irma Elia Castro Carpenter (Purcellville, Virginia), who passed away on February 26, 2025 at the age of 94. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her father Eduardo Flores Castro; her husband Colonel John Arnold (Jack); her son Lt. John Rudolph (Jack); her mother Mariana Sanchez Castro; and her siblings, Odilia Castro Cervantes (Lily), Rodolfo Sanchez Castro (Rudy), Demetrio Sanchez Castro, Alicia Castro DeHoyos (Licha), Tomasita Castro Spicer (Tommie), Eduardo Sanchez Castro (Lalo) and Avelina Castro Guggenbuehl (Nina).
She is survived by: her children, Lisa Sarita Salinas (Arnold) of Cedar Park, TX, Pilar Maria Carpenter (Terry Shutz) of Purcellville, VA and Donald Eduardo Carpenter of Austin, TX; her grandchildren, Jessica Sarita Corey (Tim) of Purcellville, VA, Dominic Arnold Salinas, Alexandra Sarita Salinas (Tony Jones), Philip Antonio Salinas of Austin, TX, Elizabeth Clare Carpenter of Annapolis, MD, John William Carpenter of Portland, ME, Victoria Pilar Carpenter, Danielle Irma Carpenter of Austin, TX and Donald Ricardo Carpenter; and her great grandchildren, Meadow Milagro Corey and Luna Inez Jones.
To keep her memory blossoming for years to come, Nena's family requests that in lieu of personal flowers, family and friends consider contributing to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, in Austin, Texas: http://www.wildflower.org.
