Gail Kost Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gail Kost of Cresson, Pennsylvania, who passed away at the age of 92, on January 1, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gail Kost to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles H. Baker and Olga M. Baker (Beck); her husband Walter M. Kost; her son Anthony; and her sons-in-law, Jerry Gowans and David Mathiesen.
She is survived by: her children, Pamela Gowans of Pittsburgh, Denise Kost of Pittsburgh, Jeffrey (John) and Tracy (Shanon); her daughter-in-law Jancie; her siblings, June Lawson, Judy Hord (Jim) and Donald Baker; and her grandsons, Brian Kost, Adam Kost of Altoona, Christian Mathiesen, Gregory Mathiesen of Minnesota, Michael (Kaiti) and Jeremy Kost (Emily). She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Macular Degeneration Research at Macular Degeneration Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, Md. 20871 or Family Hospice of Pittsburgh at Family Hospice Inpatient Unit Canterbury Place, 310 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15201.
