Harriet Ann (Lehto) Kitchen

Harriet Ann (Lehto) Kitchen, 75, of Homer, Alaksa, passed away on October 9, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Daughter of Harry A. Lehto and Bethel M. (Stanley) Lehto, Harriet was born on August 2, 1950, in Petoskey, Michigan. She grew up in Boyne City, Michigan and graduated from Boyne City High School.

On November 29, 1969, she married the love of her life, Robert W. Kitchen, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Boyne City. Harriet met Bob at the Teen Chalet in Gaylord, Michigan, on Labor Day weekend. They got engaged on the 4th of July and married four months later!

Harriet was the office manager at Kitchen Farms in Elmira, Michigan, for 27 years.

Her grandchildren were her first priority. She taught them how to bake and sew and played many board games with them. Other things she enjoyed were fishing, hunting, traveling, gardening, growing flowers, sewing, and crocheting.

Harriet is survived by her loving husband Robert W. Kitchen; son John R. (Tiffany) Kitchen; siblings: Fred Lehto (Paulette), Maria (née Lehto) Baner (Jon), Dennis Lehto, Irene (née Lehto) Podufaly (Walt), Bob Lehto, and Angela (née Lehto) Smith (Jon); grandchildren: Marisa Kitchen, Bria Kitchen, Ryker Kitchen, Kyla Kitchen, Treagan Kitchen, and Declan Kitchen; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her son Brian J. Kitchen; parents Harry A. Lehto and Bethel M. Lehto; and siblings Donna (née Lehto) Chapel, George Arnott, and Gaye Lehto.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made in memory of Harriet Kitchen to Mayo Clinic for Cancer research. Donations can be made by phone, online, or by mail: 1-855-852-8129; https://philanthropy.mayoclinic.org/donatemc; Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

A visitation will be held at Stackus Funeral Home on Thursday October 16, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A funeral officiated by Rev. David Behling will be held at the Christ Lutheran Church on October 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM, and visitation will begin at 10:00 AM.