Birth date: Mar 24, 1947 Death date: Mar 20, 2016
Ritva (Tina) Annele Paajanen Lahti, age 68, died March 20, 2016, after an illness of several years. She was born in Finland and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 19. She was employed as a housekeeper for Marjorie Merriweather P Read Obituary
My father, E. Matt Kalliomaa, sponsored the arrival of Jorma to Fairport Harbor in the summer of 1963. I happened to be there for a month with my three children, since my husband, Robert Long, was in India on a Fulbright scholarship. We enjoyed connecting with another Lahti cousin. The Lahti cousins in Ohio held many family gatherings from yearly reunions, to weddings and funerals. Jorma left Ohio to go to the Detroit area because Eino Sjo's family was there and he found work. LaRiene Sjo was the major support system for Jorma as he settled into the area. She has continued to help him through both troubled and happy times. Tina was introduced to the Ohio cousins at my father's funeral in 1990. We immediately knew he had found his soulmate. Tina brightened the lives of everyone she touched. She had sisu and we will all miss her.
Elma Kalliomaa Long
You have my sincerest sympathy and prayers,
Death comes to us all but passing of a precious love
is particularly difficult to accept and understand.
Hold on to your memories and remember the love
you shared.
Sincerely,
Bernum Kleveland (LaRiene's brother)
Syvä osanottomme Tiinan poismenon johdosta. Muistamme hänet ilosena toiset huomioivana ihmisenä, jolle oli tärkeätä pitää yhteyttä myös synnyinmaansa sukulaisiin. Myötäelämme surussanne myös täällä suomessa.
Liisa Kalliomaa ja lapset perheineen
Tina was a lovely lady, very caring and thoughtful. She also had a witty sense of humor! We are saddened for this loss and our hearts go out to Jorma and Tina's family and friends. She will be missed by many, and will keep her and those who loved her in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in peace Tina,
Your Cousins Beth and Jon
I will miss Tina's humor and thoughtful ways. I am sorry that she had so many bouts of illness and that she could not struggle with it anymore. She can rest in peace now. Patricia Sjo
