THIRD GENERATION

14. Ester Elanore Maunu was born on 22 Feb 1916 in Loreburn SK. She died on 11 Aug 1989 in Saskatoon SK. She was buried on 16 Aug 1989 in Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon SK.

She was married to Alfred Onni Hackinen on 12 Dec 1935 in Moose Jaw SK. The following from Ernest and Terry Mannu

Esther Eleanore (Maunu) Hackinen

Esther Eleanore, affectionately called Nora, was born on February 22, 1916 on the family's homestead west of Loreburn. Alfred Hackinen (see Alexander Hakkinen Family History) courted her from the Dunblane district and in the fall of 1935 they went to Moose Jaw to look for work during the winter months and were married there on December 12, 1935.

In the latter part of the winter they returned to Sander's farm to help with the spring seeding. One day in March Nora, who was expecting her first child in about two months went for a walk with Alf and had a bad fall on a snowbank. That night in the midst of a raging blizzard she went into labour. It was too stormy to get immediate help so her mother, who was expecting her last child (Marvin) at the time, and eldest sister, Mildred, comforted her until Dr. Glen arrived the next morning. Her daughter Delena was born after the doctor arrived but she died soon after birth.

This was the time of the Great Depression and that summer the crops burned in the drought so in the fall they found work south of Elbow, Saskatchewan near Halvorgate. Nora worked in a grocery store while Alf helped in the harvest. Nora's brother Ernest, her uncle Gideon, and two neighbouring Finns, Art Miller and Oiva Laukkanen, went with them and found harvest work that paid about 30 dollars per month.

The next year the drought was worse. Grass for the grazing cattle grew poorly so the Maunu's hauled hay from the Rock Point area.

In the fall of 1937, Alf and Nora decided to hitchhike to Sicamous to join Alf's parents. They arrived in a week's time. Alf and his brothers worked for a local logging camp for a while and the next year they went to Vernon, B.C., to pick apples for four cents a box or twenty-five cents an hour.

Sander wrote them to return to Saskatchewan to help with farming since the drought was ending and the crops were better. Alf preferred farming and was eager to return to Saskatchewan. So with their savings they purchased a car and set out for home. In the mountains Alf lost control of the car and it plunged down a steep mountainside. Fortunately, they were not seriously injured and continued their return by railroad. For the next several years they farmed with Sander and spent winters in Moose Jaw where Alf worked for Swifts meat packers and later for Woollen Mills. Their second child, Melvin Warren, was born on April 14, 1941 in Central Butte, Saskatchewan.

In 1945 the P.F.R.A. started surveying and drilling test holes for the South Saskatchewan River Dam, which was to be located 5-1/2 miles northeast of Sander Maunu's farm. Alf worked for one of the drilling outfits owned by Jack Mainville.

A second son, Dale Alexander, was born on September 2, 1951 in Outlook, and Dwayne Alfred was born on March 23, 1953 in Moose Jaw. In the fall of 1953 the family moved to Dunblane. During these years Alf farmed together with brother-in-law Ernest Maunu until 1962. Later he rented out his land and worked for the P.F.R.A., highway construction crews, and the C.N. Railway. On June 27, 1962 just at the close of the school year, their youngest son, Dwayne and two of his schoolmates, drowned near where the Loreburn Ferry used to land on the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River. He was buried in the Dunblane Finnish Cemetery in a plot beside the sister he never knew.

Fifteen years later on July 4, 1977 their oldest son Melvin died in Saskatoon in the University Hospital from kidney failure and resulting complications. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

Alf and Nora lived in Dunblane for the next several years until August 6, 1989 when they moved to Harry Landa Court in Saskatoon. Suddenly five days later on August 11, 1989, Nora collapsed in their new home. She was rushed to St. Paul's Hospital where she died. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon on August 16, 1989.

Alf lived in Harry Landa Court for the next few years until he suffered a stroke and had to move to a nursing home where he could get the care he needed. He later moved to the Porteous Lodge nursing home where he died on November 4, 1999 after battling pneumonia. He was interned at in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon on November 8, 1999.
Alfred and Nora Hackinen Obituaries

HACKINEN ALFRED

Alfred, age 84, passed away peacefully (on November 4, 1999) at his residence in Porteous Lodge. Alfred was born on the family homestead near Tichfield, SK on July 20, 1915. He married Esther Elanore (Nora) Maunu in December 1935. They had four children, daughter, Delena; and sons, Melvin Warren, Dale Alexander, and Dwayne Alfred. He was predeceased by Delena who died shortly after birth in 1936, Dwayne in 1962 and Melvin in 1977; and by his wife, Nora in 1989. In 1937, during the Great Depression and with drought burning the crops in Saskatchewan, Alfred and Nora hitchhiked from Saskatchewan to British Columbia in hopes of finding a better life. Alfred worked in the logging camps and then the next year Alfred and Nora picked apples in the Vernon, BC district. When the rains returned to Saskatchewan the farm life they had left behind beckoned so they returned to the Dunblane District. Alfred and Nora farmed for many years near Dunblane, where they raised their family. During the early years while farming, Alfred and Nora spent the winter in Moose Jaw where he worked for Swifts meat packers and later for Woollen Mills. In June 1962, just at the close of the school year, their youngest child, Dwayne and two of his schoolmates drowned in the South Saskatchewan River. Dry years and low grain prices made farming difficult in the 1960s.

Alfred rented out his land and worked for P.F.R.A., highway construction crews and the CN Railway to support his family. Tragedy struck again for Alfred and Nora when their eldest son Melvin (Sonny) came down with kidney disease and after two kidney transplants, passed away in 1977 In Saskatoon. Alfred and Nora remained in Dunblane until 1989 when they moved to Saskatoon. Only five days after moving to Saskatoon, Nora passed away. Despite the hardships he faced during his life and his own failing health, Alfred never complained, was always willing to help anyone who asked and retained his sense of humor and courage until the last. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends. Surviving are his son, Dale (Linda); grandchildren, Robbie, Blaine (Heather), Trent, Laura and Dwayne; and great granddaughters, Allison and Lori.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to the Saskatchewan Kidney Foundation. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. conducted by Reverend Nora Bergeson at Park Funeral Chapel, 311 Third Avenue North. Internment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Alfred's family would like to extend their gratitude and thanks to the staff at Porteous Lodge for their care and kindness shown to Alfred and his family. Arrangements have been entrusted to James Wereznak of PARK FUNERAL CHAPEL, 244-2103.

HACKINEN, ESTHER ELEANORE

The passing of Mrs. Nora (Esther Eleanore) Hackinen (nee Maunu) age 73 years of 210-805 Avenue P. North Saskatoon occurred suddenly in a local hospital on Friday August 11, 1989. The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, August 16th at 1:30 PM conducted by Rev. Larry Scott from Park Funeral Chapel, 311 Third Avenue North. Courtesy parking north of the Chapel.

Surviving are: her loving husband Alfred and one son Dale, both of Saskatoon; daughters-in-law, Myrna (Weeks) Neigum (Charles) of Unity, Sask., and Judith (Churchill) Hackinen of Saskatoon; grandsons, Robbie, Trent and Dwayne all of Saskatoon; grandson Blaine (Heather) of Unity, Sask.; granddaughter Laura of Saskatoon, great-granddaughters Allison and Lori-Anne of Unity, Sask.; sisters Irene Page (Arthur) of Calgary, Alta., Helen Collier (Stanley) of Burnaby, B.C., Pearl Springhill of Lynnwood, Washington; brothers Ernest (Helmie) of Saskatoon and Marvin (Carole) of Surrey, B.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives.
She was predeceased by: her father, Alexander in 1946, mother, Elizabeth (Logan) in 1971; infant daughter, Delena in 1936; sons, Dwayne in 1962 and Melvin in 1977; and sisters, Florence in 1975 and Marian and Mildred both in 1981. The late Mrs. Hackinen was born on her parents' homestead west of Loreburn, Sask., on February 22, 1916. She grew up in the Dunblane, Sask., district, married Alfred Hackinen from the area on December 12th, 1935, raised her family there, and lived in Dunblane until only five days before her passing when she and Alfred moved into Saskatoon.

Memorial donations may be made to the Saskatchewan Kidney Foundation, Box 1866, Saskatoon, S7K 9Z9. The Pallbearers will be: Robbie Hackinen, Blaine Hackinen, Trent Hackinen, Terence Maunu, Joe Ternowsky and Anton Ternowsky. Internment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of PARK FUNERAL CHAPEL.