Evelio Cardona

1936 - 2017

Evelio "Blackie" Sienz Cardona, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 9, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Evelio was born March 11, 1936, in Karnes City, Texas, to Rafael Mase Cardona and Regina Sienz Cardona. He grew up and attended schools in Karnes City and moved to Aberdeen in 1945 with his family.

His first marriage was in 1968; he married Sandra Colleen Savage. To this union was born a son, Steven Evelio Cardona. On Feb. 12, 1994, he married Alma Aurelia Ibarra in Idaho Falls, Idaho. To this union was born another son, Michael Evelio Cardona. Evelio made his home in Idaho Falls, where he continued driving truck totaling a 60-plus year career.

Evelio was a hardworking man and learned the value of a dollar very early on during his life. He had a passion at a very young age for truck driving, which developed into his lifetime career, further leading him to create Cardona Trucking.

Evelio is survived by his wife of 29 years, Alma Cardona, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; sons, Steven Evelio Cardona and Michael Evelio Cardona, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho; stepsons, Juan Eloy Martinez, Jose Patricio Martinez and Christian Manuel Martinez, all of Idaho Falls, Idaho; brother, Raul Cardona, of San Diego, California; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Ernesto Cardona, Eloy Cardona, Rael Cardona, Ester Cardona, Estela Cardona and Genaro Cardona.

A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 17, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave. A visitation will follow from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Aberdeen Blessed Sacrament Church, 635 S. Fourth W., with Father Eladio Viera officiating. Burial will be in Aberdeen Cemetery.