(nee Colella) Lena Valentine on August 1, 2015, age 96 of Cherry Hill, NJ. Beloved wife of the late Michael E. Valentine, Sr. Dear mother of Carol Van Horn and Michael E. Valentine, Jr. Loving grandmother of Michelle Valentine, Anthony Valentine, and Jeffery Valentine; great-grandmother of Krysta Axtell, Nick Axtell, Jakkia Valentine, Destinee Valentine, and Leah Hemry.  Also surviving is her sister Edith Elwell and numerous nieces and nephews.  Lena retired from Macy's after 25 years and was a life long Phillies fan.

Relatives and friends of the family will gather for her viewing and funeral on Thursday from 9:15am to 10:15am at the Catholic Community of Christ Our Light Church, 402 North Kings Hwy., Cherry Hill, NJ.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30am Thursday. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill. In lieu of flowers the family asks for memorial donations to be made to The Alzheimers Association- Delaware Valley Chapter ( http://www.alz.org/ ).  Arr. by the BOCCO FUNERAL HOME, Cherry Hill.