Gail Kost

Gail married Walter M. Kost and they shared 36 loving years together.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband; oldest son, Anthony; sons-in-law, Jerry Gowans and David Mathiesen; and 11 siblings.

Surviving are her daughters, Pamela Gowans and Denise Kost, both of Pittsburgh, and Lisa Mathiesen in Minnesota; sons, Jeffrey (John) of Altoona and Tracy (Shanon) of Cresson; daughter-in-law, Janice of Altoona; siblings: June Lawson, Judy (Jim) Hord and Donald Baker; and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by six of her greatest joys, her grandsons: Brian Kost and Adam Kost of Altoona, Christian Mathiesen and Gregory Mathiesen in

Minnesota, Michael (Kaiti) Kost in Maryland and Jeremy (Emily) Kost in South Carolina.

Gail was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Cresson.

She was an avid reader, enjoying romance and mystery novels. Gail also loved doing crafts, especially crocheting, knitting and plastic canvases. She was a sports enthusiast for baseball, always cheering on her favorite baseball team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Anderson Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 233 Keystone Ave., Cresson.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at St. Francis Xavier Church, Cresson, with the Rev. Leo Arnone as celebrant. Committal and entombment at St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery, Cresson.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Macular Degeneration Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871; or Family Hospice of Pittsburgh at Family Hospice Inpatient Unit Canterbury Place, 310 Fisk St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15201.

Condolences may be made at AndersonFamilyFuneralHomes.com.