Foundation Hall of Fame

The Virginia Community Foundation Hall of Fame is created to posthumously honor individuals that have made significant and substantial contributions to the community endowment. The first and most obvious selections to the Hall of Fame are Hartley and Wesley Koski.

Hartley and Wesley Koski We'd like to tell you about Victor and Emma Koski. Victor began a small business, with his wife Emma, on Chestnut Street in 1916. It was a retail hardware store. They had 2 boys - Wesley born in 1919 and Hartley in 1921. Emma was a noted actress and drama coach and both boys performed at the Finnish Temperance Hall, now known as Kaleva Hall. Read more »