About Us
Our History
In 1928, John Putko, Carl Rich, John Wasko, Sr. and three other gentlemen established the Youngstown Funeral Home on Rayen Avenue in the city of Youngstown. During the first year of business, they conducted 100 funerals. The funeral home was dissolved two years later in 1930.

In 1931 Putko, Rich, and Wasko Funeral Home opened on Washington Street in Campbell offering a store front setting. At the time, there were four other funeral homes on the street.
In 1935, they moved to Wilson Avenue on the corner of Ninth Street. In those days funeral homes consisted of an office and an embalming room. In the same year, the Putko, Rich and Wasko Funeral Home encountered a unique situation - 5 people passed away at the same time. They had to make a bold decision to accommodate their growing business.
In 1937, the funeral home moved to a larger location at 216 Coitsville Road - here the funeral home still operates today, some nearly 100 years later!
On July 17, 1968, Putko, Rich and Wasko became the Wasko Funeral Home.
In September 1999, keeping with their families' first motto, the Wasko Family, John, Betty, Bob and Jackie, met with family friends, clients, and vendors to see how they could improve their facility. As a result, they decided to renovate the funeral home and add 6,000 square feet to the existing building and blend the older features of the 106 year old home with a more modern approach. They also added a children's activities room and a coffee area to accommodate families.
On September 7, 2005 the Wasko Family and the community of Campbell lost a beloved husband, father and community member when John J. “Jack” Wasko passed away. Following the death of Jack, the funeral home was carried on by Betty, Bob and Jackie.
In early 2011, the Wasko Family decided to expand their already successful business to include a second location to better serve their families. They found what they were looking for in the Kubina-Yuhasz Funeral Home in Boardman, and upon acquiring it, renamed it the Kubina-Yuhasz-Wasko Funeral Home.
On January 8, 2018, the Wasko Family welcomed the addition of Anthony Vargo to the funeral home as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. This addition to the staff, helped to both ease the work load and facilitated the addition of some newer ideas to help better serve area families.
On August 11, 2025 Anthony acquired and became president of the firm. The Wasko family also divested in the Kubina-Yuhasz-Wasko Funeral Home and today Proudly serve area families from our Only location; The Wasko Funeral Home, Inc. 216 Coitsville Road, Campbell, Ohio.
Today, our rich tradition of putting families first, along with a commitment to our community is carried on by Anthony Vargo, Jackie Wasko-Shaw, Bob Wasko and a team of support staff whom they consider family and are 100% committed to putting your family first.
