HIRAM — Lucille Grace Rantanen, 90, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.

Lucille was born on Dec. 31, 1928, in Quincy, Mass., to Charles and Grace Sheppard and graduated from Quincy High School.

She and Walter Rantanen were married on May 15, 1948, at Glad Tidings Church in Quincy, Mass. Lucille’s life was her family and her faith in Jesus Christ. She worked as a home care provider for the elderly for many years and was a longtime member of Fryeburg Assembly of God. She loved gospel music, doing word puzzles, and sharing her faith with everyone around her.

Lucille was blessed with a large and loving family. Her surviving family members include her sister, Barbara Aikens of Quincy, Mass.; daughters, Judith Rantanen of Fryeburg, Susan Worster of Hiram and Karen Worster of Hiram; her son, Walter Rantanen Jr. of Plainview, Minn.; 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Rantanen; her parents, Charles and Grace Sheppard; and a brother, Charles Sheppard Jr.

A memorial service will be held for Lucille at Fryeburg Assembly of God, 8 Drift Road, in Fryeburg, on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m.