James David Aronen, born Dec. 23, 1941, died April 26, 2012, after a valiant fight against mesothelioma. Jim was an extraordinary individual: kind, gentle, sensitive, intelligent, a person of great faith and capacity to love, a true Finnish Renaissance man.
Jim is survived by his wife, Mary McClellan Aronen; sister Sharon (Gary) Rantala; his four children, Jason (Jana Sackmeister) Aronen, Teresa (Jason) Schorn, Lisa (Greg) Wright and Chris Aronen; along with his four grandchildren, Larisa, Savoy and Maxwell Schorn and Sadie Wright. He loved us all so very much, as we did him.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Laura T. and Lawrence M. Aronen and infant granddaughter, Elise Schorn.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. May 19 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 345 South 312th St., Federal Way, Wash.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the USDA Forest Service, 1550 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814 to support the care and conservation of the Blue Mountains.
A Memorial Service to be held in July in Embarrass is pending.
Please see www.baumanfuneralhome.com for details.

Memorial Service

Thursday July 12, 2012 , 1:30 p.m.

Hope Lutheran- Embarrass