1951 – 2014

AUBURN — Linda J. Komulainen Richards, known to her family as “Mummu,” died Thursday, Aug. 21, with her family by her side at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice.

A daughter of Eino and Elvi Komulainen, she was a graduate of Oxford Hills High School, Class of 1969, and worked for many years at Sugar & Spice day care, which she founded with her sister, Sandra.

Linda was a true Finn, and was known for her “sisu” and thriftiness. She loved cooking, and her grandkids especially enjoyed her muffins and homemade macaroni and cheese. She was blessed with two green thumbs, loved flowers and enjoyed shopping for a bargain.

She is survived by her longtime companion, Dwayne “Scott” Perry, of Paris; daughters, Wanda Hirsch and husband, Eran, of Derry, N.H., Darcey Richards Ennis and companion, Steve Bailey, of Durham and Deanna Waterhouse of Portsmouth, N.H.; sisters, Ilona Lewis of Castro Valley, Calif., and Sandra Powers of Norway; six grandchildren; and three nieces and nephews.

A special thanks to the staff at the Hospice House in Auburn and her home nurse, Nicole Roberts.

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