Obituary for
Seppo Ilmari Valtonen
In Loving Memory
of
Seppo Ilmari Valtonen
70 years
Friday, September 2nd, 2016 at Health Sciences North.
Beloved husband of Hannele Valtonen (nee Koskinen). Loving father of John (Tammy) and Tom (Zenya). Cherished grandfather of Markus, Maija, Mia, Alexa, and Lukas. Dear son of Anna and Juha Valtonen both predeceased. Dear brother of Pekka (Raija), Sauli (Seija), Sakari (predeceased), Riitta Kuosa (Aimo), and Pirkko-Liisa (predeceased) all of Finland. Survived by several nieces and nephews in Finland.
Seppo served on a UN Peacekeeping Tour with the Finnish Army in 1964. Seppo and Hannele later met, and were then married in April 1968. They immigrated to Canada where Seppo worked as a hard rock miner until his retirement.
Memorial Service in the
R. J. Barnard Chapel
Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home
233 Larch Street, Sudbury
Monday, September 12th, 2016 at 11:30am.
Cremation with interment in Finland.
In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church or Finlandia SISU Foundation would be appreciated.
Friends may gather after 11am Monday.