John Alfred Aalto,87,of Marston's Mills passed away peacefully at his home on December 21, 2022. John was predeceased by his beloved wife of 57 years, Joan (Bennett) Aalto. Born in Barnstable, son of the late Nester and Ingrid Aalto. John grew up on his family's farm, served in the National Guard and Army National Guard after high school and then moved to California where he worked for Straub Anheuser Busch Distributing . After marrying the love of his life , he moved back to the Cape to raise his family. Highly skilled at operating heavy equipment, he combined this with his business savvy to start and run the family excavation business John A. Aalto Backhoe Service with his wife Joan. Known as the Ground Surgeon he cleared the land, dug the foundations, and installed the septic systems of hundreds of homes on Cape Cod for more than 30 years.
John lived a full and happy life. He will be remembered by friends and family as a hard worker with a sharp mind, quick wry wit, and a willingness to help others. He lived nearly all of his life in his favorite place on earth, Marston's Mills and had many fascinating stories about the early days in the village.
Outside of work John was very social. He loved to spend time with his family and friends at his camp in Vermont, teaching his children and grandchildren to hunt and drive ATV's, regaling them with crazy tales of his adventurous younger days, but always encouraging them to be responsible, honest, have fun, and use Yankee Ingenuity to solve their problems. John enjoyed being a sought- out role model and mentor for his grandchildren and many other young people starting out in construction trades.
John lived a full and happy life. He will be remembered by friends and family as a hard worker with a sharp mind, quick wry wit, and a willingness to help others. He lived nearly all of his life in his favorite place on earth, Marston's Mills and had many fascinating stories about the early days in the village.
Outside of work John was very social. He loved to spend time with his family and friends at his camp in Vermont, teaching his children and grandchildren to hunt and drive ATV's, regaling them with crazy tales of his adventurous younger days, but always encouraging them to be responsible, honest, have fun, and use Yankee Ingenuity to solve their problems. John enjoyed being a sought- out role model and mentor for his grandchildren and many other young people starting out in construction trades.
John Alfred Aalto,87,of Marston's Mills passed away peacefully at his home on December 21, 2022. John was predeceased by his beloved wife of 57 years, Joan (Bennett) Aalto. Born in Barnstable, son of the late Nester and Ingrid Aalto. John grew up on his family's farm, served in the National Guard and Army National Guard after high school and then moved to California where he worked for Straub Anheuser Busch Distributing . After marrying the love of his life , he moved back to the Cape to raise his family. Highly skilled at operating heavy equipment, he combined this with his business savvy to start and run the family excavation business John A. Aalto Backhoe Service with his wife Joan. Known as the Ground Surgeon he cleared the land, dug the foundations, and installed the septic systems of hundreds of homes on Cape Cod for more than 30 years.
John lived a full and happy life. He will be remembered by friends and family as a hard worker with a sharp mind, quick wry wit, and a willingness to help others. He lived nearly all of his life in his favorite place on earth, Marston's Mills and had many fascinating stories about the early days in the village.
Outside of work John was very social. He loved to spend time with his family and friends at his camp in Vermont, teaching his children and grandchildren to hunt and drive ATV's, regaling them with crazy tales of his adventurous younger days, but always encouraging them to be responsible, honest, have fun, and use Yankee Ingenuity to solve their problems. John enjoyed being a sought- out role model and mentor for his grandchildren and many other young people starting out in construction trades.
John lived a full and happy life. He will be remembered by friends and family as a hard worker with a sharp mind, quick wry wit, and a willingness to help others. He lived nearly all of his life in his favorite place on earth, Marston's Mills and had many fascinating stories about the early days in the village.
Outside of work John was very social. He loved to spend time with his family and friends at his camp in Vermont, teaching his children and grandchildren to hunt and drive ATV's, regaling them with crazy tales of his adventurous younger days, but always encouraging them to be responsible, honest, have fun, and use Yankee Ingenuity to solve their problems. John enjoyed being a sought- out role model and mentor for his grandchildren and many other young people starting out in construction trades.
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