Martha Ruth Matilda Leino of Harrison, Maine, passed away at her home with loved ones by her side on Friday, March 6, 2026. She was just nine days short of her 92nd birthday.
Martha was born on March 15, 1934, at her home in Harrison, to John and Hilda (Kohtakangas) Leino, immigrants from Finland.
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