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HEIKKILA, Vieno L. (Sneck) Of Woburn, formerly of Maynard and Sudbury, November 21, age 96. Beloved wife of J. Paul Heikkila. Devoted mother of Barbara Pendergast and her husband, Dennis, of Reading and Paul D. Heikkila of New York City. Sister of Bertha Sneck of Bejing and the late Impi Kangas of Maynard. Graveside funeral service 2:00 PM Friday, Nov. 28 in Glenwood Cemetery, Great Road (Route 117), Maynard. Vieno was a nurse at the Mass General Hospital. She enjoyed reading and traveling and she raised several generations of veryhappycats. Fowler-Kennedy Funeral Home fowler-kennedy.com

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Published by Boston Globe on Nov. 25, 2008.

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