Bertha Ilona Aronen, age 95, of Lake Worth, FL, died Thursday at Westview Healthcare Center in Dayville.
She was born in New York City on March 16, 1917, daughter of the late Arthuri J. and Lydia (Takala) Makinen. She was the wife of the late Karlo J. Aronen. Mr. Aronen died in 1967. Mrs. Aronen worked in domestic services in New York City and Palm Beach, FL.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lake Worth, FL, where she was a member of the choir. She was very active in the Finlandia House and the Finnish American Rest Home in Lantana, FL and a member of Kaleva Naiset Club of Brooklyn, NY and Lake Worth, FL. She loved swimming and gardening with her companion Harold Latva.
She is survived by her daughter Dianne G. Hawes and husband Herbert of Brooklyn; sister Elena Elvin of Lantana, FL; three grandchildren, Jami Sands, Elizabeth Hawes-Weeks and Herbert H. Hawes III. She is also survived by three great grandchildren, Jordan, William and Benjamin and several nieces and nephews.
A private Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to FAHS of CT, P.O. Box 252, Canterbury, CT 06331 or Finlandia House, 301 Central-Finlandia Blvd., Lantana, FL 33462. Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson is in charge of arrangements. Published in Norwich Bulletin on September 29, 2012
She was born in New York City on March 16, 1917, daughter of the late Arthuri J. and Lydia (Takala) Makinen. She was the wife of the late Karlo J. Aronen. Mr. Aronen died in 1967. Mrs. Aronen worked in domestic services in New York City and Palm Beach, FL.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lake Worth, FL, where she was a member of the choir. She was very active in the Finlandia House and the Finnish American Rest Home in Lantana, FL and a member of Kaleva Naiset Club of Brooklyn, NY and Lake Worth, FL. She loved swimming and gardening with her companion Harold Latva.
She is survived by her daughter Dianne G. Hawes and husband Herbert of Brooklyn; sister Elena Elvin of Lantana, FL; three grandchildren, Jami Sands, Elizabeth Hawes-Weeks and Herbert H. Hawes III. She is also survived by three great grandchildren, Jordan, William and Benjamin and several nieces and nephews.
A private Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to FAHS of CT, P.O. Box 252, Canterbury, CT 06331 or Finlandia House, 301 Central-Finlandia Blvd., Lantana, FL 33462. Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson is in charge of arrangements. Published in Norwich Bulletin on September 29, 2012
Bertha Ilona Aronen, age 95, of Lake Worth, FL, died Thursday at Westview Healthcare Center in Dayville.
She was born in New York City on March 16, 1917, daughter of the late Arthuri J. and Lydia (Takala) Makinen. She was the wife of the late Karlo J. Aronen. Mr. Aronen died in 1967. Mrs. Aronen worked in domestic services in New York City and Palm Beach, FL.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lake Worth, FL, where she was a member of the choir. She was very active in the Finlandia House and the Finnish American Rest Home in Lantana, FL and a member of Kaleva Naiset Club of Brooklyn, NY and Lake Worth, FL. She loved swimming and gardening with her companion Harold Latva.
She is survived by her daughter Dianne G. Hawes and husband Herbert of Brooklyn; sister Elena Elvin of Lantana, FL; three grandchildren, Jami Sands, Elizabeth Hawes-Weeks and Herbert H. Hawes III. She is also survived by three great grandchildren, Jordan, William and Benjamin and several nieces and nephews.
A private Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to FAHS of CT, P.O. Box 252, Canterbury, CT 06331 or Finlandia House, 301 Central-Finlandia Blvd., Lantana, FL 33462. Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson is in charge of arrangements. Published in Norwich Bulletin on September 29, 2012
She was born in New York City on March 16, 1917, daughter of the late Arthuri J. and Lydia (Takala) Makinen. She was the wife of the late Karlo J. Aronen. Mr. Aronen died in 1967. Mrs. Aronen worked in domestic services in New York City and Palm Beach, FL.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Lake Worth, FL, where she was a member of the choir. She was very active in the Finlandia House and the Finnish American Rest Home in Lantana, FL and a member of Kaleva Naiset Club of Brooklyn, NY and Lake Worth, FL. She loved swimming and gardening with her companion Harold Latva.
She is survived by her daughter Dianne G. Hawes and husband Herbert of Brooklyn; sister Elena Elvin of Lantana, FL; three grandchildren, Jami Sands, Elizabeth Hawes-Weeks and Herbert H. Hawes III. She is also survived by three great grandchildren, Jordan, William and Benjamin and several nieces and nephews.
A private Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to FAHS of CT, P.O. Box 252, Canterbury, CT 06331 or Finlandia House, 301 Central-Finlandia Blvd., Lantana, FL 33462. Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street, Danielson is in charge of arrangements. Published in Norwich Bulletin on September 29, 2012
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