- Date Of Birth: January 31, 1925
- Date Of Death: September 12, 2020
- State: Minnesota
Rainer Mikael Makirinne, 95, of Mt. Iron, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020.
Rainer was born January 31, 1925 in Sysma, Finland, the son of Naimi (Hasala) and Johannes Makirinne. He was raised and went to school in Sysma. He was a Finnish war veteran serving from 1943 to 1945. In 1949, he immigrated to the United States. Rainer married Kirsti Sivula of Helsinki, Finland in 1954. They settled in Virginia where they raised their family and moved to Mt. Iron in 1984, living in one of the five houses he built in his spare time. He worked for the city of Virginia as a boiler operator and also worked for DM&IR as a locomotive engineer, retiring in 1989.
The family wishes to thank St.
