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Mauno Viitasaari
August 19, 1927 - November 5, 2014
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<div itemprop="description">Mauno Johannes Viitasaari passed away at 87 years of age at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on November 5th, 2014. He was born on August 19, 1927 in the village of Mayry in Kuortane, Finland. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mauno came to Canada in 1963, settled in Thunder Bay, spent most of his working years as a heavy equipment operator with Peterson Electric and enjoyed his weekends fishing. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mauno is survived by his wife Terttu (Tuuri) and his children Pekka, Heikki, Monica (Wilson) and her children Jessica and Sarah. Also surviving in Finland are his children Esa, Anne (Storback), her children Christer, Susanna (Nordlund) and his great grandchildren Emil and Edwin Nordlund. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mauno was predeceased by his parents Jalmari and Hilda (Virtaniemi), sister Maria (Mannisto), brother Aaro, wife Aino (Rintakallio) and companion Mirjam Kuoppa-Aho. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In accordance with Mauno&rsquo;s wishes cremation has already taken place. A graveside service will happen on Monday, November 10th at 3 pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to bid farewell. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />We would like to thank the nurses and staff at Bethammi Nursing Home and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for their care and understanding. <br /> <br /></div>