WEST PARIS — On Saturday, July 7, with his family surrounding him with love, Bruce’s struggle with pulmonary fibrosis ended peacefully at his home on High Street, where he had lived for the past 38 years. His last days had been filled with much sisu, a tribute to his Finnish heritage. Bruce Donald Glines was born […]
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Anna Riitta Eliasen
PORTLAND — Lt. Col. Anna Riitta Eliasen, 72, of Parker Circle in Saco, was promoted to Glory surrounded by her kids, David, Dan and Cindy on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Oulu, Finland on Aug. 11, 1945, the daughter of David and Martta Hamalainen. Anna moved to Brazil at a […]
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Vieno M. Glines
1922 – 2017 AUBURN —Vieno Marion Glines, 94, of South Paris passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Hospice House. She was born in South Paris on Aug. 13, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Alma Ruuska Whitman. She graduated from Paris High School in 1941 where she played basketball. Vieno married Donald […]
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Finnish dancers perform in Paris
WEST PARIS — Hundreds of people attended a recent performance of Finnish and local musicians and dancers at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum. “The performance by Keiketys and A’Chording to Kantele at the Forum exceeded my wildest expectations,” said Dale Piirainen of West Paris, president of the Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine. “I saw […]
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Finnish couple wins North American Wife Carrying Championship in Maine
NEWRY (AP) — A couple from Finland have won cash, beer and bragging rights in capturing the 14th annual North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine’s Sunday River ski resort. Five-time world champion Taisto Miettinen and Rita Sairanen won Saturday’s contest by finishing the 278-yard course in just over 48 seconds. For their effort, they […]