Obituary of Ina Pulkinen

PULKINEN, Ina Elizabeth (nee Latvala) Peacefully at Sunnybrook Hospital, in Toronto, on Friday, July 4, 2008. Born in Ilmajoki, Finland in 1921, and came to Canada in 1930 to Cobalt, Ontario. Resided in Kirkland Lake from 1932 until 2001 when she moved to Toronto. Predeceasd by loving husband Elmo John Pulkinen, sister Anne Ileczko (Michael) and brother Oliver Latvala (Joan). Loving mother of Nora Szydlowski (Ted) Michigan, Nancy Parker (Jim) Toronto and Jack (Margo) Toronto. Sadly missed by six grandchildren, Andrew (Margaret-Ann), Ara (Paul), Morgan, Stuart of Toronto; Pamela (Guillermo), New York and Mathew, Michigan. Great-grandchildren, Ceilidh and Charlotte, Toronto. Several nieces and nephews in Sudbury, Orillia and Toronto and cousins in Finland. The family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 7- 9 on Monday, July 7. A service will be held in the chapel at 11 o'clock on Tuesday, July 8. Interment in family plot in Kirkland Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 20 Holly Street, Suite #101, Toronto, ON or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 2300 Yonge Street, Suite 1300, P.O. Box 2414, Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com