Born Aug. 25, 1927, in Rimersburg; she was the daughter of Salvatore and Anna Pagano Cimino.
Lena was married June 3, 1948, to Frank Phillips, and he survives.
She was a 1948 graduate of Union High School, where she was the salutatorian of her class.
Lena was the former owner of the Phillips Fruit Market with her husband.
She is a member of the Immaculate Conception Church of Clarion.
Lena enjoyed spending time with her family. She also enjoyed cooking, talking to her sister on the phone, watching westerns on television and going to craft shows.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by five children, Anna Jo Basinger and her husband, Clyde, of Warren, Ohio, Linda Kay Zacherl of Senoia, Ga., Rose Muse and her husband, Greg, of Fayetteville, Ga., Carol Shultz and her husband, Don, of Clarion and Lorie Thomas of Boardman, Ohio.
Also surviving are a sister, Angie Pagliari of Rimersburg; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Margaret Troese, Jenny Vitello, Lillian Wells and Verna Cimino; and a brother, James Cimino.
The family will receive friends from noon to 4 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood St., Clarion.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion with the Rev. Monty Sayers, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church, presiding.
Interment will be held in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Memorials and donations can be made to the Clarion Forest VNA Hospice, 271 Perkins Road, Clarion, 16214.
Online condolences can be sent to the family by visiting http://www.rvburnsfuneralhome.com
The Derrick, Oil City, PA, March 22, 2013
Born Aug. 25, 1927, in Rimersburg; she was the daughter of Salvatore and Anna Pagano Cimino.
Lena was married June 3, 1948, to Frank Phillips, and he survives.
She was a 1948 graduate of Union High School, where she was the salutatorian of her class.
Lena was the former owner of the Phillips Fruit Market with her husband.
She is a member of the Immaculate Conception Church of Clarion.
Lena enjoyed spending time with her family. She also enjoyed cooking, talking to her sister on the phone, watching westerns on television and going to craft shows.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by five children, Anna Jo Basinger and her husband, Clyde, of Warren, Ohio, Linda Kay Zacherl of Senoia, Ga., Rose Muse and her husband, Greg, of Fayetteville, Ga., Carol Shultz and her husband, Don, of Clarion and Lorie Thomas of Boardman, Ohio.
Also surviving are a sister, Angie Pagliari of Rimersburg; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Margaret Troese, Jenny Vitello, Lillian Wells and Verna Cimino; and a brother, James Cimino.
The family will receive friends from noon to 4 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood St., Clarion.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion with the Rev. Monty Sayers, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church, presiding.
Interment will be held in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Memorials and donations can be made to the Clarion Forest VNA Hospice, 271 Perkins Road, Clarion, 16214.
Online condolences can be sent to the family by visiting http://www.rvburnsfuneralhome.com
The Derrick, Oil City, PA, March 22, 2013
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