Irma Koivisto

Irma Koivisto
Born	1960-05-02 Port Arthur, Ontario
Died	2024-09-01 Thunder Bay, Ontario
Occupation	information technology professional
Father	Kauko Koivisto
Mother	Anni (mother of Irma Koivisto)
Children	Katja Milner James Milner

Irma Koivisto ((1960-05-02)2 May 1960 – 1 September 2024(2024-09-01) (aged 64)) was a Port Arthur-born information technology professional and systems analyst who worked in southern Ontario and Thunder Bay.

Life and family

Irma Koivisto was born in Port Arthur, Ontario, on May 2, 1960. She was a student at St. James Public School and Lakeview High School. She later moved to southern Ontario to study at Humber College. She spent several years in Brampton, Ontario, where she raised her family, before returning to Thunder Bay in 2012.

Her professional career was spent in the fields of information technology, systems analysis, and software development. She held positions with various firms in both southern Ontario and Thunder Bay. Outside of work, she was an active hockey mother and enjoyed spending time at her cottage, visiting Lake Superior, and traveling to places such as Yellowknife, Stroud, Newfoundland, Jamaica, and Ireland.

She was predeceased by her parents Anni and Kauko Koivisto. She was survived by her daughter Katja Milner and her partner Fisher Cogdale, and her son James Milner and his wife Melissa. She also left behind four grandchildren, James, Madison, Emma, and Hailey. Her surviving siblings included sisters Tarja Heiskanen, who was married to Roger Curtis, and Margit Koivisto, who was married to Ken Eisen. She was also survived by her nieces Aliisa Heiskanen, Helena Heiskanen, and Maija Eisen.

She died on September 1, 2024, while under the care of St. Joseph's Hospice and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre. A celebration of her life was scheduled for October 11, 2024, at the Current River Community Centre.