Lena "Occhi" Somers

Lena dedicated her life to helping others, spending over 30 years as an operating room nurse at St. Vincent’s Medical Center.

With a beautiful soul, she brightened any room she walked into. With her love of cooking, she made sure that anyone who came into her home left with a full belly and a tupperware to go.

She was the sun of her family’s universe, holding them all together.

Lena was predeceased by her parents John and Geraldine Occhipinda, her husband Robert Somers Sr. and her grandson JJ.

Lena is survived by her sister Rita Laychak of Bridgeport, her children John Agnello, Franca Adams, Scott, Timothy, Robert and Kimberly Somers and her grandchildren Nina, Vanessa, Amanda, Scotty, Shawn, Cheryl, Sarah, Amy, Angelina and Jacquelyn and several nieces and nephews and great grandchildren.

Her family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 315 Monroe Tpke., Monroe, CT. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Jude Church, 707 Monroe Tpke., Monroe, CT on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.spadaccinofuneralhome.com