August 28, 1931 - March 19, 2025

SOUTH PARIS — Harold E. Leino, 93, of Harrison passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 19, 2025, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris surrounded by family.

He was born August 28, 1931, at the Leino family farm in Harrison, son of John and Hilda Leino.

He was preceded in death by wife Helen (nee Uusitalo) Leino. They had four children, John of Highland, Michigan.; Kathryn (Mrs.John Furey) of New Hudson, Michigan; Linda (Mrs. Paul Kangas) of Hartland, Michigan; and Lisa
(Mrs. Duncan Harlan) of Englewood, Fla.; 14 grandchildren, Heather, Tracey, John, Steve, Ryan, Tammy, Katrina, Anna, Alison, Erik, Nick, Christy, Darcy, Ivy; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was one of 14 Leino children and is survived by siblings Martha and Walter Leino, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

He was drafted into the Army and served in Korea from 1952-1954, and stayed on after the Korean War ended in July 1953. After his service in Korea, he attended Wolverine Mechanical Trade School on the G.I. bill and worked for Eaton Yale Corporation in Michigan as a Training Specialist teaching heavy equipment operators and mechanics until his retirement in 1983. At which time, they moved back to his childhood roots to live out his retirement years in Maine.

He was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church of Howell, Michigan.

There will be visiting hours at 10 a.m., with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. on March 31, 2025, at Chandler Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main Street, Oxford. Interment will be at the Harrison Lutheran Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to The First Apostolic Lutheran Church, 2970 Oak Grove Rd., Howell, MI 48843; or to the Harrison Village Library, P.O. Box 597, Harrison, ME 04040; or The Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris; 477 High Street, South Paris, ME 04281.

Condolences can be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com