Lena Steinmiller Reese;87;a former resident of Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Nov.2;1978 at 1 p.m. in the home of her dughter;Mrs.John (Dorothy) Adomaitis of Fallowfield Twp.;Charleroi R.D.1;with whom she resided. Mrs.Reese was born Jan.11;1891 in Connellsville;a daughter of the late Fred and Louise Bresoch Steinmiller. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;the Charleroi Golden Agers;and the Ladies Auxiliary of Fallowfield Twp. She was preceded in death by her husband;Ernest W.Reese Sr.in 1942 and by a son;Ernest W.Reese Jr.in 1931. Survivors include her daughter;Mrs.John (Dorothy) Adomaitis of Fallowfield Twp.;one grandson;John Reese Adomaitis;a student at Drexel University in Philadelphia;one sister;Mrs.Margaret Briggs of Charleroi;and several nieces and nephews in the Mon Valley. Friends were received today;Nov.4;1978;in the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.;the time of the service. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers;memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society;or the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Ed Melenyzer was the funeral director in charge.