Evangelista Leon of Ewing

Evangelista (Mendez) Leon, 77, of Ewing, entered into God’s eternal rest on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Compassionate Care Hospice Unit at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, she had resided in the U.S. since 1963. She worked as both a machinist/assembly worker for Circle F Industries in Trenton and later as a home health nursing aide for Mercer Street Friends.

Evangelista loved to dance, and was a consummate care giver always looking out for others. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many.

Daughter of the late Vincente and Luisa (Mendez) Colon; beloved wife of the late Migdonio Leon; sister of the late Sara Ramirez, Consuelo Toro, Juan Colon, and Ruben Colon; Evangelista is survived by her two children, Helen and her husband John Sanderson, and Enrique Ortiz Jr.; five grandchildren, Jasmine Lee Davis, Xavier Lathel Williams Jr., Carmen Charles Gee Jr., Enrique Ortiz III, and Cora Lynn Ortiz; two great grandchildren, Colby Chauncey Austin and Zoe Lee Kornegay; four siblings, Clemencia Mendez, Leonida Rivera, Ana Tirado, and Emilia Mendez; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family and friends.

Catholic funeral services will be held Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the Hamilton Brenna-Cellini Funeral Home, 2365 WhitehorseMercerville Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, 1800 Hamilton Ave., Hamilton, NJ. Family and friends may call Friday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Saturday morning from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Please visit Evangelista’s tribute page at www.brennacellinifuneralhomes. com