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Aino A.

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Lehocky

May 18, 1915 – December 17, 2010

Obituary

Aino A. (Ina) Lehocky, 95, passed away peacefully surrounded by members of her family, Dec. 17, 2010, in Milwaukee at her daughter's home.      Ina was born in Iron Belt on May 18, 1915, one of eleven children of Finnish immigrants, August and Maria (Nevala) Helmes. She attended grade school in Iron Belt and graduated as valedictorian of her class from Iron Belt High School. After graduation she worked as a bookkeeper in Ironwood, Mich.         She married John Lehocky of Ironwood in 1941. They moved to Waukesha where John taught high school and Ina devoted herself to raising their son, Daniel, born in 1942, and daughter, Sharon, born in 1951.      She worked many years as a bookkeeper at Waukesha Memorial Hospital and several other businesses in Waukesha and Milwaukee. Ina enjoyed spending summers with family and friends at the cabin on Lake Helen, near Winchester. She also enjoyed visiting with her family living in Ironwood.      Ina was an independent person who accepted the difficulties of life with strength. She enjoyed cooking and made especially good apple pies. She also enjoyed bowling with friends in Waukesha and traveling. She was strongly attached to her family and often helped members financially. She will be missed.      Ina is survived by her daughter, Sharon Lehocky-Reed and son-in-law Timothy Reed of Milwaukee; a son, Daniel Lehocky and daughter-in-law Dana Barhard of St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren, Lauren Reed of Milwaukee and Indianapolis, Ind., and Brandon Reed of Milwaukee; a brother, Alvar Helmes, of Battle Ground, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Ina was preceded in death by her husband John in 1994; her parents; brothers, Edward in infancy, Toivo, Norman and Ahti Helmes; and sisters, Tyyne Hendrickson, Toini Saari, Taimi Anderson, Ruth Hendrickson and Lillian Anderson.       Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 11 a.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Jean B. Rencontre officiating.      Committal will take place at the funeral home, with luncheon to follow at Tacconelli's in downtown Ironwood.      Spring interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, alongside her husband, John.      Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday.       To view Ina's obituary online, sign the guestbook or express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Hartson Funeral Home in Hales Corners, Wis. and McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home of Ironwood are in charge of arrangements.      The family would like to thank the Aurora Visiting Nurses Association of Milwaukee for the sensitive and supportive care they provided to Ina and her family. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Aurora Foundation Operation, Attn; Legacy of Love, 950 N. 12th St., Suite A511, Milwaukee, Wis. 53233.
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