MARTINEZ, EVELIO

A funeral mass was offered Oct. 23 at St. Joseph of the Palisades in West New York for Evelio “Tito” Martinez, 79. He passed away peacefully on Oct. 20 with his family by his side after a battle with cancer. Born in Cuba, he immigrated to West New York in 1966. He was a retired employee of Butler Printing and Laminating Company and a long standing member of the Logia Luz del Emigrante. Husband of Luz Marina Martinez and father of Betty Del Tejo, Ana Greenfield , Evelio Martinez Jr. (Kiky) and his stepdaughter, Rosie Sanchez. Also survived by 11 grandchildren, his brothers, Berto Martinez of Florida and Aleido Martinez of Cuba, a host of nieces and nephews and his ex-wife and mother of his children, Emma Nieves. Services arranged by the Morgado Funeral Home, Union City.

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