Pentti O. Pyyhkala
1942-2019
Pentti O. Pyyhkala, 77, of Farmington, died Saturday, August 31, 2019. Born in Finland, he was a son of Toivo and Lahja Kaponen Pyyhkala. He immigrated to Westminster Massachusetts, and then later moved to Maine.
Worked in the office equipment and building trades in Massachusetts and Maine.
His passions included photography, travel, nature, and the sea.
He is survived by a daughter Minna Pyyhkala, her husband John FitzPatrick and a son Mika Pyyhkala all of Massachusetts, step children: Rachel Beauregard of Massachusetts and Bill Epps of Arizona, his brother Pertti Pyyhkala, his wife Leena of Finland, Grandchildren: Gabriela Zajickova and Jennifer LeBlanc, two great grandchildren Roxie LeBlanc and A.J. Wentworth all of
Massachusetts. He is also survived by nieces and nephews: Jouni Pyyhkala, Mikko Pyyhkala, and Paula
Pyyhkala of Finland.
A celebration and remembrance is planned at sea on the MARIE L out of
Portland, ME on Saturday September 14th at noon. For more details
please email
pyyhkala@gmail.com
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