Kosty F. Harzinski, 82, of West Pittston, passed away on Saturday September 22, 1012 at the Special Care Hospital, Nanticoke.  

Born in Swoyersville, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Faris Harzinski.

Kosty was a graduate of Swoyersville High School and had served in the Merchant Marines for 8 years and then continued to serve his country by enlisting  in the U.S. Army for another 2 years.

He was a member of Corpus Christi Parish at Immaculate Conception Church and had worked as a salesperson for the Jewel T. Corporation.

Kosty enjoyed belonging to the dart league at the Swoyersville American Legion.

He was preceded in death by his brother Anthony J. Harzinski and a sister Helen B. DelCampo.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, the former Helen Brennan and daughters: Marie and her husband William Gray, North Hanover, NJ  and Maureen and her husband Thomas Striegel, Kensington, MD. And a son Michael Kosty Frank Harzinski, West Hollywood, CA

Grandchildren: Helen Brennan, Samuel and Clare Striegel.

Sisters: Bernadine and her husband Al Prokop, Scottsdale, Arizona, Maryann and her husband Robert Blauer, Exeter and Joan Worlinsky, Swoyersville.

Numerous beloved nieces and nephews

Military funeral services will be accorded by the AmVets Honor Guard on Friday at 9:30am from the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter . A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00am at Corpus Christi Parish at Immaculate Conception Church, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. The Msgr. John Sempa, will be celebrant.

Interment will be at  Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Relatives and friends may call on Thursday from 5:00pm until 8:00pm at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions, if desired may be made to the Social Concern Fund at Corpus Christi Parish.

To send the family an expression of sympathy or an online condolence, please visit www.gubbiottifh.com