DiOTTAVIO
Lena Rose DiOttavio, (née Mammarella), age 97 of West Chester, passed away on January 14, 2025.
Lena was born in Coatesville, PA and had an early career as a butcher at ACME. She spent the majority of her life living in Downingtown, PA, where she raised three children with her husband, Carlo, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Lena had a feisty spirit and was known to often welcome family and friends into her home for homemade spaghetti and meatballs. She loved cooking, polka music, all things Italy, and her family. She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
Predeceased by her husband Carlo A. DiOttavio, her children, Tina Marie Watson and Thomas Carlo DiOttavio, and her parents, Rose (née Carlettini) and John Mammarella.
She will be greatly missed by her surviving family: her daughter, Rose DiOttavio, her two grandchildren, Carlena Watson and Earl Zachary Watson (fiancée Marissa), her sister, Yolanda Walus, and her son-in-law, Earl Watson III.
Services will be Private.
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