Primary Name: Korhonen, Lena
Filed as: korhonen_lena
Also known as: Lena Korhonen
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; Clerk, B. M. Behrends Department Store
Born: January 1903, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Henry Korhonen; Anna Sophia Korhonen
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Lena Korhonen, Korhonen Lena, Henry Korhonen, Anna Sophia Korhonen, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, B M Behrends Department Store, Juneau High School 1921
Biography
Lena Korhonen was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Alaska in January 1903 to Henry Korhonen and Anna Sophia Korhonen. She graduated from Juneau High School in 1921 and later attended business college in Seattle, Washington.
After completing her education, Korhonen returned to Juneau, where she worked at the B. M. Behrends Department Store.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Tags: Lena Korhonen, Korhonen Lena, Henry Korhonen, Anna Sophia Korhonen, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, B M Behrends Department Store, Juneau Alaska pioneers