Elena "Elenita" Mocega-Gonzalez

Elena’s love of life and family leaves a legacy that will keep her spirit alive for all those who knew and loved her. “Elenita,” as she was known by family and friends, passed away on Saturday, the 6th of May 2023. She was born in Placetas, Las Villas, Cuba, on the 18th of November 1930. She was one of nine brothers and sisters who understood that families are like branches on a tree, while they grow in different directions, their roots remain as one.

Elenita went to school in Cuba at the Instituto Santi Spiritus and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1949. She furthered her education at the Universidad de la Habana attaining her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 1954, and proceeded to open and manage her own pharmacy in her hometown of Placetas, Las Villas, Cuba. After immigrating to the United States in 1963, Elenita passed her Pharmacy Boards for licensure in the states of Texas, Illinois, and Florida in 1975. Once licensed, Elenita worked in the pharmacy at the Diagnostic Center in Houston, Texas.

Elenita was preceded in death by her parents, Elena Gonzales and Belen Mocega; her brothers, Alberto, H. Belen, and Juan Antonio Mocega; and her sister, Dr. Esther Mocega-Gonzales. She is survived by her sisters, Emma Mocega Prado, Elsa Mocega, Dr. Ena Mocega, Esther Mocega Kempen and her husband Dr. Rene Kempen; and her sister-in-law Mireya Mocega. In addition, she is survived by three nieces, Lidia Elvira Medina, Teresa Alvarez and Dr. Esther Caroline Kempen; and five nephews, Carlos Alberto Mocega, Julio Armando Mocega, Dr. Juan Antonio Mocega, Jorge Mocega and Dr. Alejandro Mocega.

A Mass of Christian Burial is to be offered at half-past ten o’clock in the morning on Friday, the 12th of May, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 11720 Joan of Arc Drive in Houston, where Fr. Michael Barrosa will celebrate.

The Rite of Committal will immediately follow, via escorted cortege, at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston.

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