HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Fiina Herranen Ford 1905-2001
OBIT:
Fiina Herranen Ford
Fiina Herranen Ford, 96, passed away Tuesday, 21 August 2001, at the Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth, MT. She was born in Sand Coulee, MT, on 27 February 1905 to Otto and Fiina (Luoma) Herranen. Fiina returned to Finland with her parents for a year when she was two years old. She spent her childhood on a farm near Roberts, MT, where she walked three miles to school every day.
Fiina graduated from Roberts High School and the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Los Angeles, CA. There she met Otho S. Ford, a budding musician, and they were married in Tijuana, Mexico, 17 November 1928.
Fiina's outstanding qualities were her willingness to give of herself for others and her love for the Lord Jesus Christ. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Her husband died 16 August 1980. Survivors include two daughters, Della (Dewey) Emmett of Hysham, MT, and Effie (Howard) Siggins of Turlock, CA; six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
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Other family birthdays today... Marcus John Treat 1989, Alexander Sheppard 2000, Gladys Deloris Price 1926, Justin Edward Murphy 1978, Olive Mae "Ola" Leeth (Parker) 1891-1948.
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