Lena Bruno Mallet

Lena Bruno Mallet, 92, of Groves, TX. Passed away Friday, 06 October ,2023 at Lizete Ellis Private Home in Port Neches.

She was born 20 April, 1931 to parents Sam and Mary Mondello Bruno of Port Arthur.

On 20 July 1952 Lena married Malcolm John Mallet. They have three children, Roxanne Bowen and husband Rankin, Melinda Delcambre and husband Dennis, Amanda Esclovon and late husband Vernon. Later they were blessed with six grandchildren, Lance Delcambre and wife Nancy, Logan Delcambre and wife Amanda, Kaylan Arendale and husband Dustin, Kyra Gregg and husband Bryce, Julie Inza and husband Kurt and Ted Bowen IV.

Then came eight great grandchildren, Evelyn Christine Delcambre, Camille Elise Delcambre, Amelia Angel Delcambre, Reese Juliette Delcambre, Drew Everett Delcambre, Taylor Leigh Arendale, Dylan Paige Arendale and Idalia Grace Inza.

Lena is survived by her sister Angelina “Tootsie” Dartez and sister-in-law Gloria Mouton Bruno.

Lena was a lifelong devout Catholic and member of St. Peters’s Catholic Church, serving in various ministries from Altar Society to distributing communion to the sick to being a Eucharistic Minister.

Lizete Ellis was Lena’s caregiver. She played an integral part in her life for four and a half years. She and her staff took the utmost care of Lena. The family will always be grateful of the support and all of the thoughtful ways she gave from the heart.

She is preceded in death by her husband of fifty nine years, Malcolm John Mallet, Brothers Roy Bruno, Nick Bruno, Joseph Bruno and Sisters Rose Licatino, Mary Hebert, Kathryn Monk and Sadie Harrington.

A visitation will be on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023 from 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception/ St. Peter Catholic Church in Groves with a Rosary to be prayed at 11:00 AM Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow the rosary with Rev. J. C. Coon serving as celebrant. Entombment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Serving as pallbearers will be Lance Delcambre, Logan Delcambre, Ted Bowen IV,  Dustin Arendale, Bryce Gregg and Brett Harrington.