Lena L. Stoner

Lena L. Stoner, 98 of Waynesburg, PA. died at 6:30 AM on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in the Rolling Meadows Nursing Home in Waynesburg. She was born February 10, 1922 in Allison, PA. A daughter of the late John Odorico and Livia Pacini Odorico.

She was a member of the St. Ann Roman Catholic Church in Waynesburg. Mrs. Stoner was a 1939 graduate of Brownsville High School. She attended Strayers Business College in Washington DC, and was a 1953 graduate of Waynesburg College. She was a

life member of the State and National Teachers Associations.

She enjoyed traveling across the United States as well as abroad. She also enjoyed reading, solving puzzles, working with flowers and playing bingo.

Mrs. Stoner worked for Murphy’s Five and Dime in Brownsville, PA, and then as an elevator operator at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC and as a receptionist at the Statler Hotel in the maître D’ office in Washington DC. She enlisted in the Navy and served from 1943 to 1946 and worked in the Legal Assistance Office of the Judge Advocate General.

After returning home she worked for Fredericktown Water Company. She then taught for 34 years at the East Franklin Elementary School in Waynesburg retiring in 1987.

Her Husband: Edward Paul Stoner whom she married on February 27, 1947 died June 9, 1998.

Surviving are 1 Daughter: Patricia M. Kazee of Waynesburg, PA and 1 Son: John E. Stoner of West Chester, IL.

3 Grandchildren: William Kazee, Christopher Stoner, and Tyler Stoner, 2 Great Grandchildren: Haley Kazee and Lauren Kazee, 2 Sisters: Inez Jacobsen of Colorado Springs, CO and Alma Melcher of Silver Spring, MD. and several nieces and nephews.

Deceased: 3 Sisters: Alba Dettore, Alice Mitchell, and Anna Zerbak

2 Brothers: Pete Odorico and Aldo Odorico

At the request of the deceased there will be no public visitation or services. Private inurnment will be at the Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg. Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home, Inc. 197 North Maiden St. Waynesburg, PA Daryl L. Throckmorton Owner/Director have been entrusted with her arrangements. Information is on line at www.milliken-throckmortonfh.com.