NORWAY – Joanne V. Kilponen, 79, of South Paris, Maine, died peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Stephen’s Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine.

Joanne was born on July 18, 1941, in Lewiston, Maine, to parents Ansel and Irene Kilponen. She was raised and attended school in West Paris, Maine.

Joanne is survived by her son, Steven Heikkinen of South Paris, Maine; her daughter, Ginny Heikkinen and her husband Peter Harris of Haverhill, Mass; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, as well as other family, and friends.

Services will be private and announced at a later time.

Joanne’s family would like to express their gratitude to Stephen’s Memorial Hospital and Beacon Hospice for their exceptional, and professional care.

A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s love is something that no one can explain.
It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain.
It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may. For nothing can destroy it or take that love away. It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking. And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking. It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns. And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems. It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation. A many splendoured miracle others cannot understand. And another wondrous evidence of God’s tender guiding hand.
– Helen Steiner Rice

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