Marjorie C. Koski

Marjorie Campbell Koski, 78 years old, of Madison, CT and Bonita Springs, FL passed away peacefully at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford on December 21, 2014 from complications of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. She is survived by and was the loving wife for 55 years of Walter Koski, originally of Manchester, CT; mother of Jennifer Koski Washburne of Madison, CT, and Allen Koski of Wilmington, DE. She had four grandchildren who she adored, Ben and Robbie Washburne of Madison, CT and Allie and Drew Koski of Wilmington, DE. She has predeceased her two “big brothers,” John Campbell and Robert Campbell. She felt blessed to have her “favorite” son-in-law Peter Washburne and “favorite” daughter-in-law Susan Koski brought into her life by marriage.

She was born in Rochester NY but the harsh winters she endured as a child motivated her to live in Florida each winter after her husband’s retirement from SNET. She was a graduate of Bowling Green (Ohio) University and Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, in the first class of women to be admitted. After graduating, she held several research jobs with Yale University in New Haven, CT. Marjorie was a stay at home Mom to her children and encouraged their love of international travel through journeys in Europe and Africa with them as children. She and her husband Walter had an amazing love story that began one evening at Columbia Business School in NYC when Walter saw her across the room at a college mixer and ended with them at CT Hospice together in her last minutes. She loved her family dearly especially her beloved family dogs, Tad and Mr. Ginger, her ginger-haired Norwich Terrier. She was proud of her Scottish heritage and her natural red hair which she had to her last day. Even more special was having two red-headed grandkids to whom she passed her ginger coloring. She was an avid reader with a special passion for poetry, enjoyed photography, played golf and tennis, relished shopping for a bargain and loved the ocean views in both Madison, CT and Bonita Beach, FL.

A memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Swan Funeral Home in Madison followed immediately by a burial in West Cemetery in Madison, CT. In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made to the Connecticut Hospice in Branford (100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405, or www.hospice.com) Please visit www.swanfuneralhomemadison.com for online tributes and condolences.