RAASKA, Beada

Hi, I’m Beada, I wrote my own obituary. I have always missed you, my granddaughters Andrea, Melanie, and Stephanie – thank you for coming to see me in a dream after your death. I will try and find you soon. To my son Kari and Patricia Raaska, I say my goodbyes. To my granddaughter Evelyn I say goodbye. To my granddaughter Samantha and Kevin Frost, I say goodbye. To my great grandchildren Elora, Dahlin, and August Frost, I say goodbye. To my great grandchildren Micheal and Wyatt Raaska I say goodbye, I hope you grow up to be good men. To my grandson Paul Micheal and Andrea Raaska, I say goodbye and thank you for your calls and cards, you’re a very fine woman, Andrea. To Taimi in Finland, Saya and Joukko, thank you for your visits; I say goodbye. To my son Pauli (Paul) Raaska, I say goodbye. When you were six, you said you would always look after me. You did, thank you.
Til we meet again,
Beada.

Mother, there is one more great-grandson you did not get to see; his name is Jaimieson Raaska. Sorrow from my heart you never got to meet him. Bye Mom (Aitti) from all of us. Thank you to all at Extendicare York 5th floor.

Family Funeral Service in the
R.J. Barnard Chapel
Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home
233 Larch Street, Sudbury
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 2pm.
Interment in the Civic Memorial Cemetery.
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic directives, 10 people or fewer permitted in visitation room and 80 or fewer in chapel. For those unable to attend in person, the service can be viewed by live stream: https://www.oneroomstreaming.com/view/authorise.php?k=161058990595273. Donations to the Raaska Bursary, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, would be appreciated. For donations and messages of condolence, www.lougheed.org.