Blanche M. Kost

March 21, 1920 - April 30, 2012

BLANCHE M. FROSS KOST, 92, of Parker died Monday afternoon (04-30-12) following a brief illness, in Austintown, Ohio, at the residence of her daughter where she had resided since November 2011. Born in Parker, Pa. on March 21, 1920, she was daughter of the late George and Pearl Grabigel Fross. Blanche married John E. Kost on May 18, 1940, and he passed away November 14, 2004. She was a lifelong and dedicated member of the Parker United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. In earlier years, she had been employed by former Knox Glass Corp. and Whyte's Market, both of Parker. Mrs. Kost was a longtime and active member of the former Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 7073. Surviving are a daughter, Cheryl Kost Pearson and husband Thomas of Austintown, OH; granddaughter Dara Shaw-Kehoe (Sgt. Michael) of Colorado Springs, CO. and grandson Timothy Shaw of San Diego, CA.; sister-in-law Dorothy Snyder Fross of Country Springs, Sligo; number of nieces and nephews including a caregiver niece, Myrna Fross Sabich of Parker. In addition to parents and husband, she was preceded in death by sister, Edna Helsel, and brothers Clyde, Verne, Blair, and George Fross. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 So. Wayne Ave., Parker (Armstrong Co.), where funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday with Rev. Ken Hughes, her church pastor, officiating. Interment in Parker Presbyterian Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Hospice of the Valley, Market St., Youngstown, OH 44512.