Lakso, Lena

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Lena Lakso was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born August 17, 1875, in Kotila, Finland. Lakso immigrated to the United States in 1894 and became a naturalized citizen in 1900.

She married John Ellini Perelle, a mining engineer. The couple was living in Valdez, Alaska, at the time of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census. John Perelle later died in Juneau on November 20, 1918.

In the 1920 census, Lena listed her occupation as a servant. She continued to reside in Juneau for the remainder of her life.

Lena Lakso died in Juneau on August 15, 1940, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Valdez, Alaska
• 1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records