It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita A. Lahikainen of Gardner, Massachusetts, who passed away at the age of 97, on August 18, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rita A. Lahikainen to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Otho Robichaud and Marie Robichaud (Sivret); her former life partner Ernest Doiron; her husband Alpo H. Lahikainen; her daughter Diane Goodrich; her stepsons, Robert and Alan Lahikainen; and her great grandchild Melanie Caissie.

She is survived by : her children, Victor E. Doiron of Gardner and Jeanette A. Cormier (New Brunswick) of Rogersville; and her stepchildren, Dean Lahikainen of Salem, MA and Lois Pacocha of Lake Worth, FL. She is also survived by six Grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Holy Family Academy, 99 Nichols Street, Gardner, MA 01440.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Boucher Funeral Home, Inc.