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Note: Sander Maunu ("Santeri" in Finnish), also known as Alexander Maunu -- the eldest of Jacob and Karoliina Maunu's nine children, was born near Estelline, South Dakota, USA on May 13, 1886. In 1904 he and his oldest brothers, who helped their parents farm in the Rolla - Perth distrct of North Dakota, decided to search for their own farmland in what was then called the District of Assiniboia in the Northwest Territories. The Maunu boys sent their brother John on a trip there to search out new farmland. He traveled to what would become the Loreburn district of the new Province of Saskatchewan located approximately 220 miles west-north-west of New Finland. John located suitable land there approximately 6 miles east of the South Saskatchewan River. He filed his and his brothers' claim to homestead land in the area and returned to South Dakota. In 1905 Sander, now 19 years old, and his brother Arvid left their brother John behind to look after the farm near Rolla and emmigrated to Saskatchewan. Their first homestead was west of Loreburn, NE 2-27-6 W3rd. At the time most of the pioneers in the area built and lived in sod houses, miles apart, and bought oxen for the field work, however Sander and Arvid were two of the first to build a wooden house and had horses for the farming. In 1906 John Maunu emmigrated to the Loreburn district to homestead NE 23-27-6 W3rd while his brother Charlie homesteaded SE 32-27-6 W3rd, a piece of land that two settlers had previously claimed but did not improve. In the latter part of 1909 Sander joined his neighbours, Jack and Mary Kemp, on a trip to Minnesota to visit the Kemp's family. He met Mary's younger sister Elizabeth there and after a short courtship they were married in Minneapolis on January 18, 1910. OBITUARY Alexander Maunu MAUNU--In loving memory of our dear father and husband Alexander Maunu who passed away Jan. 18, 1946. Always so good, unselfish and kind, None on this earth you equal I'll find. Honorable and true in all your ways, Loving and faithful to the end of your days. Honest and liberal, ever upright, Just in your judgment, always right; Loved by your friends and all whom you knew, One in a million, that husband was you. (One) year has past, our hearts still sore, As time rolls on we miss you more; A loving father, tender and kind, What beautiful memories you left behind. --Ever remembered by your loving wife, sons and daughters and grandchildren. MAUNU--In loving memory of Alexander J. Maunu who passed away January 18th, 1946. We who loved you sadly miss you, As it dawns another year; In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of you are always near --Ever remembered by his loving wife and family.
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