California Obituaries Los Angeles County Lena Cicero Submitted by Sally Kaleta 17 Nov 2010 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. The Downey Eagle Friday, July 2, 1999 Vol. 7 No. 19 Lena Cicero mourned at age of 83 in Downey DOWNEY-Lena Cicero, a Downey resident since 1953, died Friday, June 25 in Downey. She was 83, born in Hammond, Indiana, and spent her early days in Warren, Ohio. She married Rosario Cicero in 1946. She was active in many community groups, was the founding president of the Together for Hope Auxiliary, was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and Women's Guild, and volunteered more than 5,000 hours at Downey Community Hospital. She was a member of the Soroptimists, Downey Woman's Club, Catholic Daughters, the Downey Library and the Downey PTA. Survivors include her sister, Virginia of North Hollywood; brothers Fred and Earl of Warren, Ohio, Sam of Dayton, Florida,; her son, Carmen of La Mirada; her daughter, Angela of La Verne; four grandchildren, Donne, Frank, Anthony and Toby; and one great-grandchild, Drake. In lieu of flowers the family requests Masses, donations to organizations she supported, or donations to diabetes research.