Peter "Pete" Cost

COST, C. Peter "Pete," age 79, of Glen Allen, Va., passed away August 10, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Yolanda M. Cost; daughter, Lynn Widowski of Fort Edward, N.Y.; son, Randy and wife, Connie, of Mechanicsville, Va.; son, Tim and wife, Stephanie, of Philadelphia, Pa.; son, Dan and wife, Kim, of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; grandsons, Chris Widowski, McGhee Cost, Andrew Cost, Tyler Cost and Kyle Cost; granddaughters, Lisa Gormley and husband, Jay, and Melanie Cost; sisters, Ralou Horning and Patricia Cost; several nieces and nephews and many devoted friends. He was preceded in death by his son, David; brothers, George, Alex and Arthur; and sisters, Margaret and Elaine. Mr. Cost was born and raised in Syracuse, N.Y. and attended Onondaga Valley High School, where he starred in baseball, football and basketball, and served as president of his senior class, 1949. He later graduated from LeMoyne College, Syracuse, N.Y., in 1953 and was a longtime youth sports coach in the greater Syracuse area. He was a retired vice president from Johnson Restaurant Supply and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He was an active and dedicated member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Camillus, N.Y.; St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Marcellus, N.Y.; and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Richmond, Va. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 13, at noon at Our Lady of Lourdes in Richmond, Va., followed by interment at Hanover Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests contributions be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements by Monaghan Funeral Home, Mechanicsville.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.