Elizabeth Koski


Elizabeth Honkala Koski and her sister Johanna	Elisabeth Koski walking hand-in-hand with her husband Alfred	Elizabeth Koski in a rocking chair, looking at a flower	Elizabeth Koski with baby Carl "Art" Koski and daughter Eleanor. The oldest daughter Lilly is standing the the doorway.

Elizabeth Honkala Koski was born in Finland on April 17, 1886.. She migrated to America with her parents when she was about 18 months old. She met Alfred Koski around 1903 and they were married on July 29, 1905.

Elizabeth Koski died from a blood clot on April 28, 1931, just six days after twelfth child was born. Her husband, Alfred, was left with twelve children, the youngest of which was just a baby. The oldest daughter Lilly stepped in maintain the household and raise the youngest children.

1. Elizabeth Koski holding John as a baby, with Evelyn standing beside her, taken 1928.