ALVE, AUNE DAGMAR Passed away peacefully February 28th at Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque, NM after an acute illness. At the age of 97, Aune lived independently at Paloma Landing until her hospitalization. She was born December 13, 1915, the daughter of Charles and Ilmi Tamminen in Rock, MI. Her family moved to Waukegan, Il. and then to Spencer, NY where she completed high school. She married Waino Armas Alve on July 10, 1938. They had two children Elaine and Sharon, and continued to live on their farm near Spencer for 40 years. Aune and Waino enjoyed folk dancing and Scandinavian culture, often traveling long distances for dances, even in winter. Aune was fluent in Finnish, translating an entire sailor’s diary from Finnish to English. After her husband died in 1982, Aune moved to Albuquerque, NM where her daughter Elaine and son-in-law Leslie Hill reside. In Albuquerque, she was active in line dancing, water aerobics, Senior Olympics, church and family activities. In 1996 she traveled to Finland with her immediate family to visit her heritage. She remained actively involved in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren all of whom she took immense pride in and greatly adored. Her parents, husband, a sister, Sannie, and a brother Charles and her daughter Elaine Hill predeceased her. She is survived by her grandchildren, Jason, Joel, Julie and William and great-grandchildren Hayley, Lauren, Lindsey and Nathan and many friends. Services will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at Sandia Presbyterian Church, 10704 Paseo del Norte NE. FRENCH – Lomas 10500 Lomas Blvd NE 505-275-3500
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