Frances A. Lehto

Frances A. Lehto obituary

Frances A. Lehto

Frances Lehto Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 10, 2010.

SALEM — Frances A. (Dluznieski) Lehto, 87, of Salem, wife of the late Eino John Lehto, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at her home.

Mrs. Lehto was born in Peabody, April 27, 1923, daughter of the late Frank and Nellie (Mendrala) Dluznieski. She was raised and educated in Peabody, moving to Salem in 1985.

Mrs. Lehto is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Pat Lehto of San Antonio; a daughter and her husband, Monica and Robert Gagnon of Naples, Fla.; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Louise Falkingham, Jennie Jablonka, Katherine and Allen Wilson, all of Peabody; her grandchildren, Giles Lehto, Jessica Lehto, Holly Lehto, Jennifer and Brendan LaFlamme, Rebecca Graham and Deanna DiTroia; many great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her daughter, Anita Lehto and her siblings, Florence Tupper, Stanley Denning and Max Dluznieski predeceased her.

ARRANGEMENTS: As per Mrs. Lehto's request, a prayer service will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody followed by a graveside committal of ashes at St. Mary's Cemetery, 226 North St., Salem. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. For online obituary and memorial guestbook please visit www.ccbfuneral.com.

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Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home

82 Lynn Street, Peabody, MA 01960

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