Henry 'Hank' J. Kost

Boardman – Henry ‘Hank’ J Kost, 78, of Boardman, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2024. 

Hank was born on September 22, 1946, in Youngstown, a son of the late Walter J. and Anne Szymczyk Kostrzewa. He was a proud graduate of St. Stanislaw elementary school and, Cardinal Mooney High School class of 1964.  He attained a Bachelor of Science from Youngstown State University in 1973. 

Hank was a member of the US Navy, and afterward was an auditor for the state of Ohio Department of Taxation.  He loved to keep busy, and enjoyed travelling with his wife Marci, especially to Cape Cod.  He also enjoyed watching horse racing and college football, cheering on Notre Dame.  Hank was also a yearly attendee of the Indy 500.  He was a member of the St. Charles’ Mens Club, the Catholic War Vets, American Legion Post #472 in Youngstown, and the Senior Citizen’s Card Club, where he was able to indulge in his love of playing cards. 

Hank leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife, the former Marcianne Dishong, whom he married May 12, 1990, at St. Stanislaw Church; brother Walter (Mary Ann) Kostrzewa Jr., of Boardman; sister-in-law Elaine O’Brien of Ocean Springs, MS, six nieces and nephews, Walter Kostrzewa III, Stephanie Deaton, Liz Mulroney, Andrew, Pat and Dan O’Brien, and ten great nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 11:00 am at St. Charles Church in Boardman.  An hour of calling will be held from 10:00 am until 10:50 am at the church. He will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery where military honors will be accorded. 

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Hank’s memory to St. Jude’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  38105. 

The family has entrusted arrangements to the Kubina Yuhasz Wasko Funeral Home, 5925 Market Street, Boardman, please visit www.waskofamily.com to send the family condolences.  

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