FARMINGTON — Anita M. Parsons, 74, of Kingfield, passed away Friday, Nov. 19, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.

She was born Nov. 27, 1935, in Kingfield, the daughter of Alex J. Sr. and Impi H. (Miller) Sillanpaa. She was educated in the schools of Kingfield. As a young woman she left Kingfield and traveled to Worcester, Mass., to work at Bellmont Hospital for a few years. She then returned home to work in the woodmill and married Everett Parsons on Oct. 26, 1958, in Bingham.

After getting married Anita and Everett moved to Moose River where she worked for the Maine Forest Service providing weather information for the Jackman area. In 1969, they moved to Caratunk and she worked as a janitor for the one-room schoolhouse. In 1981, they moved back to Kingfield and she worked at Kingfield Wood Products and then Joneco, Judson’s Motel, and the Herbert Hotel, retiring in 1993. She took great pride in her work and always put others before herself, especially her family.

Anita was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed beano, fishing and drinking coffee. She loved animals, feeding the chipmunks and birds at the cabin and had a close bond with her poodle, Daisy.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the North Star Ambulance staff and the Franklin Memorial ER staff for their care of Anita. Special heartfelt thank-you to all who helped her out, especially the snowplow boys (you know who you are).

Anita is survived by two daughters, Linda Parsons and her companion, Randy Holden, of Norridgewock and Brenda Parsons of Kingfield; a son, Daniel Parsons and his wife, Debbie, of Winslow; four grandchildren, Kerry Shaw, Miranda Dumont and Dan and Molly Parsons; three sisters, Sylvia Carlson of Florida, Sally Dudley and husband, Lucien, of Kingfield and Minerva of Worcester, Mass.; brothers, Wiekko Sillanpaa and her special twin, Austin “Pop” Sillanpaa, both of Kingfield; her sisters-in-law, Betty Sillanpaa of Newport and Blanche Sillanpaa of New Vineyard; a special friend, Tynne Pillman of Kingfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Anita was predeceased by her husband in 2007; and four brothers, John, Niilo, Martin and Robert.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.adamsmcfarlane.com.