ASHBURNHAM, Mass. — Evelyn O. Lappi, 68, died August 2, 2010, at the home of her sister and brother in law Jim and Tykie Somero of Ashburnham Mass., after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born June 3, 1942 in Fitchburg Mass., the daughter of Einari W. and Eleanor K.(Korpi) Ojala. She was raised in Ashby, had lived a period of time in Florida, New Hampshire, Alaska, Washington, North Carolina and for the last 18 years in Michigan.
She was a 1960 graduate of Ashby High School. She received an MBA at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H. She was a special education teacher for several years.

Most recently she was an accountant for her husband’s construction firm, DLC in Michigan.
She was a member of the Champion Apostolic Lutheran Church in Michigan. She loved traveling and serving others. She had made many friends wherever she went.

She is survived by her husband of 18 years David J. Lappi of Michigamme, Mich.; a brother, Timothy W. Ojala of New Ipswich; five sisters, Pauline ‘Tykie’ Somero and her husband Jim of Ashburnham, Janet M. Chalke and her husband Albert of Landrum, S.C., Jeanne C. Sikkila and her husband Paul of Greer, S.C., Brenda J. Geesey and her husband Wally of Lakeworth, Fla., and Dale K. Greene of New Ipswich; an aunt; an uncle and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins she treated as her own children.

A funeral service was celebrated August 5, 2010 at the Apostolic Lutheran Church on Goen Rd. New Ipswich. The Rev. Wilfred Sikkila officiated. Burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery, Ashby, Mass.

Fournier Funeral Home 12 High St. Greenville, assisted the family with arrangements.