Obituary: ​Lena (Mancini) Evon, 90, of Waterbury

Obituary courtesy of Chase Parkway Memorial, the Albini Family Funeral Home

Lena Evon

“Loving mother, & grandmother”

Lena (Mancini) Evon, 90, of Waterbury, was reunited with her husband, son, and daughter in heaven on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Arnold J. Evon Sr. who predeceased her in 1999.

Lena was born in Waterbury on September 21, 1931, daughter of the late Anthony and Lena (Carosella) Mancini. For several years, Lena worked at Colonial Vending as well as WT Grants, but most importantly proudly raised her family belong side her husband and was a devoted Nonni, Mom and Wife. She also worked as a lunch aid at Wendell Cross Grammar School and twenty-five years for the Republican American as a carrier. Lena was a die-hard Boston Red Sox Fan, and enjoyed watching Steve Harvey every night on the television. She was a strong woman of faith, a devoted parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Church, and she faithfully prayed the rosary every day. When Lena finished her newspaper deliveries in the early morning hours she faithfully would stop at the Portuguese Bakery to pick up Portuguese rolls and drop them off at WATR where she was affectionately know as the “Portuguese Roll Lady”.

Lena leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughter, Debra Dumaine and her husband Richard of Thomaston, CT, a brother-in-law, Paul Evon and his wife Linda of Oakville, four sisters in laws, Patricia Evon of Oakville, Nicolina Evon of Waterbury, Joyce Evon of Naugatuck and Lois Honyotski of Waterbury, and her four grandchildren that she loved and adored, Michael Evon, Joseph Evon, Christopher Savage and his wife Jessica, and Nicholas Savage. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by two of her children, Arnold J. Evon Jr. (2014), Mary Evon (2021), and her two brothers, Anthony Mancini Jr. and William Mancini.

Arrangement: A funeral will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2022, 9 a.m. from Chase Parkway Memorial, the Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, to St. Francis Xavier Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Waterbury. Calling hours will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Lena’s memory to:
Connecticut National Guard Foundation, Inc
Ctngfi.org
www.uso.org/donate