Edward Reino Paul Aho

1957 - 2021

Edward Reino Paul Aho

Vancouver WA — Edward Reino Paul Aho was born Sept 24, 1957 in Hancock, Michigan, and died Wednesday November 10, 2021 at Peace Health in Vancouver, Washington. Ed died due to complications from double pneumonia (Ed had weak lungs from persistent pneumonia throughout his life). Ed had stubborn Finnish blood in him, some people may call it "sisu."

Ed graduated from Conant High School in Jaffrey, New Hampshire in 1976. Ed met Donna Kinonen on June 29, 1979. Told his friend that he was going to marry her and he did on Friday Sept 21, 1979 in Brush Prairie, Washington. They have 6 children, Clarinda, Adalene, Keeley, Kaisa, Kira and Adriana, and 20 grandchildren. Married 42 years until his death.

He work at Seppala and Aho construction company for 15 years as a computer programmer analyst and accounting. Was on the Zoning board of Adjustment for the town of New Ipswich, NH. Member of the New Ipswich Apostolic Lutheran Church until moving to Brush Prairie, WA in 1990.

After moving to Washington he got a job at Mega Pacific Construction Company in Portland, Oregon, and worked as accountant controller and IT technician as well as anything else he could help on, for 29 years until his passing. He worked tirelessly taking on as many tasks as he could handle. A company man. His boss/owner of the company said Ed was more of a friend and the CPA loved Ed accounting job when they had to review his work.

More projects Ed was involved in: Photographer for Weddings, Funerals and Confirmations, Volunteer at Oregon Zoo, Public Safety Officer at Oregon Zoo, gardening for 7 years to help the North County Community Food Bank in Battle Ground, WA producing 11,000 pounds of fresh organic food to help the less fortunate. He worked Saturdays and nights out rototilling, planting, watering, fertilizing and weeding trying to help produce as much for the food bank as he could.

Ed was a Type "A" personality (go, go, go) always trying to fix broken things, he wanted to see if he could fix anything and everything. He tore apart and fixed his wife's van by searching You-Tube videos until the project was done. Ed was always rescuing his wife on computers and phone problems, she relied on him for making her life easier.

Donna and the children never heard Ed lie and he did what he said he would do, he keep his word and he did not swear during their 42 years of marriage.

To go see the video of Ed's service on You-Tube "Funeral of Edward Aho".