Mento Stamatia Hazleton, 86, of Sebago, ME, and Belmont, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2020. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, on November 1, 1934, to Yannis and Eryni (Karpouzis) Kromida. She emigrated from Greece to Sebago, Maine, in 1948 where she would graduate high school. There she would meet her future husband, Wallis F. Hazleton. She traveled often to Greece and lived and worked in Rego Park/Forest Hills, NY, and finally married Wallis in 1969 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

They would return and begin their family in Cromwell, CT, where they would live until retiring to Sebago, ME. They were blessed with one daughter and three grandchildren. Mento's joy was her family and spending time with her grandchildren. Her love of travel, adventure, and a lifetime of learning and discovery never wavered. She will be missed sadly by her family and all who knew and loved her.

Beloved mother to Eryni Hazleton Papadopoulos and her husband, Ike, devoted wife to the late Wallis F. Hazleton, cherished Yiayia to Stamatia, Katerina, and Alec, and adoring sister to the late Michael Kromida. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives, and dear friends.

Funeral service will be held on Monday, November 23, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church, 25 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, MA. A brief visitation will be held prior to the service in the church from 10-11 a.m. Burial to take place in Saco, Maine, at the Laurel Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, November 24th at 10 a.m.

A celebration of her life will be held in Naples, FL at a date to be announced.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to The Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church, 25 Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA 02472 or to The Collier County Library (Headquarters Branch) 2385 Orange Blossom Dr. Naples, FL 34109.