Aune Linnala

Aune Linnala passed away peacefully on Tuesday September 9th, in Harry’s Haven at the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills. She is survived by her three children, Paula, Ahvo, and Susan, Daughter-in-Law Liisa, four grandchildren Sabrina, Justin, John, and Laura, and great-granddaughter Holly.

Aune was born in Tammela, Finland on May 4, 1920. She served as a Lotta, the women’s auxiliary to the Finnish armed forces, where she met her husband, Taisto.

The family immigrated to Canada in 1952, first to a lumber camp north of Lake Superior, then to Toronto where they lived until 1965. At the beginning of that year, the family again emigrated, this time to the U.S., where they settled in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.

Aune and Taisto were active members of the Finnish Lutheran Church, in Toronto as well as in Los Angeles. Aune loved to sing in the church choir and she was a member of the West Coast Singers Association and traveled with the group in the United States and Finland to perform.

Over the years Aune worked in many professions, finally spending the final 20 years of her working life as a massage therapist. In addition to working full time she spent many hours helping the poor, the elderly and her home was always open to those in need.

After they both retired, Aune and Taisto first moved to the Pine Mountain Club of Frazier Park, California, then to Redmond, Washington. After Taisto passed away in February 2000, Aune spent some time in Vancouver, B.C., taking care of her youngest sister, Sirkka, until her passing in 2005. She then moved back to California and spent most of her remaining years at the Motion Picture & Television Fund, with her remaining days in Harry’s Haven.

Arrangements under the direction of Bastian & Perrott, Oswald Mortuary, Northridge, CA.

Flowers can be sent to Bastian and Perrott-Oswald Mortuary and/or donations sent to Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF).

www.mptf.com/donate or mail contributions to P.O. Box 51150, Los Angeles, CA 90051-9706