Yolanda Avelina Moncayo

ATHENS – Yolanda Avelina Moncayo, 56, of Athens passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Born June 27, 1965 in Quito, Ecuador, she was the daughter of the late Abelardo Moncayo-Andrade and Yolanda Calderón de Moncayo.

Yolanda moved to the United States when she was 3 months old and settled with her family in Athens, Ohio in 1969 where she was raised by her loving family.  Yolanda was a nurse, singer, writer, actor, and political activist. She was a passionate and caring daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend.

She is survived by her brother, Abelardo C. (Meghan) Moncayo; nephews, Alejandro Gabriel and William Javier Moncayo; and a large extended family in Ecuador and the United States.  

A funeral service will be at 11AM on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Christ the King Church.  Burial will follow in Athens Memory Gardens ending with a luncheon at the church. Friends and family may call upon the family on Saturday from 10:30AM until the time of the service. You may sign the online guestbook or leave the family a message of sympathy at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.