- Date Of Birth: January 4, 1956
- Date Of Death: December 4, 2021
- State: Minnesota
He was born January 4, 1956. He graduated from Horace Mann High School, Biwabik, Minnesota, in 1974. After high school he received his Associates of Arts Degree from Mesabi Community College, where he met the love of his life, Annette. Although not an immediate attraction (at least for Annette), they fell in love while putting on a production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”, with Mike playing Stanley and Annette playing Stella. After that first kiss, they couldn’t be separated. Mike and Annette were married June 4, 1977 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Virginia, Minnesota, celebrating their 44th anniversary in 2021.
Mike was active in of the community, as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Elks, Musicians Union, Steel Workers Union, and the Carpenters Union.
Mike was preceded in death by his mother, Rosalea (Rose) Koski and his father Roy Koski.
Mike is survived by his wife Annette of Britt; his daughter Candice (Brian) Maxwell of Virginia; his siblings Debbie (John) Jokinen of Virginia, Jean (Tom) Sogard of Savage, and John (Lesa) Koski of Hudson, Wisconsin; as well as several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
