MILLBURY - Caroline A. (Forleo) Laitinen, 78, of 53 Carousel Dr., died Saturday, Jan. 11, in SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Millbury, after a long struggle with AlzheimerTM)s Disease.
She leaves her husband of 29 years, Paul B. Laitinen; a brother, Ralph Forleo of Whitinsville; two sisters, Susan Stone of Northboro and Marie Adams of Albany, Vt.
Three brothers, Steven Forleo, Salvadore Forleo, Frank Forleo and two sisters, Janet Shong and Josephine Sposato, all predeceased her.
She was born in Worcester, daughter of Angelo and Antoinette (Biscotti) Forleo and lived many years in Sutton before moving to Millbury in 1968.
Mrs. Laitinen was a bartender at the Pine Bar Lounge in Sutton for 14 years.
She enjoyed cooking.
After cremation, a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., (
www.mulhane.com
). There are no calling hours. Please omit flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Activity Fund of SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Millbury, 312 Millbury Ave., Millbury, MA 01527.
Read Caroline Laitinen's Obituary and Guestbook on mulhane.com.