Evangeline W. - Age 79 - Los Alamos - Mondragon

EVANGELINE W. MONDRAGON, 79, a resident of Los Alamos, went home to the Lord on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Los Alamos Medical Center. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Bonifacio Mondragon and sister, Gloria Ortiz. Evangeline was born on August 23, 1931 in Cimarron and was a resident at the Sombrillo Nursing and Rehab Center in Los Alamos. After raising her family and having a full and beautiful life in Pueblo, CO for 33 years, she moved to Los Alamos due to her health and to be near her daughter. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and friends. The circle of life has once again been completed. We will miss her smile and her happy and fun personality. Her warm and loving hugs will be held in our memories and missed by her family and friends. Mrs. Mondragon is survived by her children, Joella Mortillaro and husband Anthony of Los Alamos, Dennis Mondragon and wife Evelyn of Aurora, CO, and Carl Mondragon of Boulder, CO; adored grandmother of Camaron and Ryan Mortillaro, Landon Mondragon, Amy Doom and Christopher Mondragon; great-grandchildren, Delaney and Hayden Doom; brother, Paul Casias and wife Lucy of Taos; sisters, Tina Pacheco and husband Lee of Taos and Esther Cameron and husband Ron of Las Vegas, NV. Cremation is being planned. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos. Burial to follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. The family of Evangeline W. Mondragon has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley.

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