Maunu, Anna
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SCHODACK — Anna Maunu passed away peacefully on March 14, 2021, at her chosen home in Schodack, where she has lived since 1969.
She was born in Vaasa, Finland on March 30, 1921. Anna and her husband Toivo emigrated from Finland to British Columbia, Canada in 1952 and then in 1957 they came to the East Greenbush area. Anna loved doing all types of crafts including quilting, sewing dolls, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlework and painting. She had a natural talent for drawing and painting which she demonstrated throughout most of her 100 years. Several generations of neighborhood children will recall Anna as their "Aiti." She loved them all. Anna was predeceased by her loving husband, Toivo Maunu. She is survived by a daughter, Anne-kaarina Adair (Timothy); three sons, Kari Maunu, Jarmo Maunu, and Markku Maunu (Cynthia); 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Due to COVID-19, calling hours will be private. Funeral services to mark her long and wonderful journey in time will be held Monday, March 22, at 11:30 a.m. in the Woodlawn Cemetery in East Schodack. Condolence page at www. wjlyonsfuneralhome.com
Valatie; granddaughters, Cassidy, Isabella, and Abigail; siblings, Barbara Labunski of Colonie, Jeanette Caricari of Colonie, Roberta Degonza of Albany, Helen Mccloud and her husband Robert of Nassau, Joseph Labunski and his wife Liz of Stillwater, Don Labunski and his wife Beth of Slingerlands, and Michael Labunski and his wife Elena of Selkirk, sister-in-law Annette Hallman of Bethlehem, Pa.; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins.
The family would like to thank the Eddy Visiting Nurses and physical Therapy for their care and compassion and a special thank you to Anita of the Eddy.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 19, in St. Gabriel’s Church, 3040 Hamburg St., Rotterdam. Friends and family may call from 8 to 10 a.m. on Friday prior to the church service at Cannon Funeral Home, 2020 Central Ave., Colonie. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Glenmont. Memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness at www.komen.org.
To leave a condolence for the family, please visit www. cannonfuneral.com. honesty, tolerance, fairness, kindness, and faith in God to all of her family.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the Mammoth Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 660, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546.