Anja Hannele Ranta

Anja Hannele Ranta, 66, of Astoria, died at 6:14 p.m. Oct. 24, 2020, from a battle with cancer.

Anja, daughter of the late Hugo and Elsa Montonen, was born March 17, 1954, in Puumala, Finland. She was married to Jari Ranta in July 1973 at the Puumala Lutheran Church in Finland. In the fall of 1973, she moved to Miami, Florida, with Jari. They moved to Astoria in the summer of 1974.

She is survived by her two children, Mika and Simo. She is also survived by her sister, Paula Reponen, and brother, Pekka Montonen, who reside in Finland, along with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.