Leslie Ely Yuhasz passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange Campus. She was 63 years old.

Born in Newark, she resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for many years; and has resided in Carteret for the past 25 years.

Mrs. Yuhasz was a United States Navy veteran and was employed as a licensed practical nurse and respiratory therapist with Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside and New Brunswick for many years.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Avenel, where she served as an elder and a deacon; was a member and past Commander of Carteret American Legion Post 263; was a member and past officer of Mount Zion Chapter 116, Order of the Eastern Star, Metuchen; and served as Chapter Mom for the Union Chapter of NJ DeMolay, Cranford.

She was predeceased by her father, Howard Ely.

Surviving are her son, Christopher Yuhasz, of Carteret; her mother, Edna Ely, of El Paso, TX; and a sister, Holly Ely, of Avenel.

Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Avenel, 621 East Woodbridge Avenue, Avenel. Cremation will be private. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Costello-Koyen Funeral Home, 399 Avenel Street, Avenel.

Memorial contributions to the Woodbridge Animal Shelter c/o Woodbridge Animal Control, Two George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 would be greatly appreciated by the family.