Obituary

Elizabeth “Betty” Kostial, 81, of Baden, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Good Samaritan Hospice, Brighton Twp. Born February 15, 1936, in Sewickley, a daughter of the late Matthew and Nellie (Lesack) Olexsovich, she was a licensed practical nurse and a member of St. John the Baptist Church, Baden. Surviving are her husband of nearly 60 years, Joe Kostial, Baden; two sons, Edward Kostial and James Kostial and his wife, Ann; two daughters, Karen DeMarco and Cindy Witalis and her husband, Conrad; a brother, Richard Olexsovich; two sisters, Stella Moon and Patty Smitz; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Moore; Ashley, Aaron, Jonathan and Jayme Kostial; Alexandra and Anthony DeMarco, and Owen and Ean Witalis, and two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Avery Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Adam Kostial. Friends will be received Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the GABAUER-MATTER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., 1133 Church St., Ambridge, gabauerfamilyfuneralhomes.com. Everyone is asked to meet at St. John the Baptist Church, Baden, for a Mass of Christian burial Friday at 9:30 a.m., with Father Joseph Carr as celebrant. Private interment will follow in SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery