BOARDMAN Christine M. “Chrissy” Jones, 58, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021.
She was born July 15, 1962, in Tiffin, the daughter of Merle Cascaden and Donna J. Steinmetz.
Chrissy was a 1980 graduate of Boardman High School. She worked as a bartender at the Budapest Inn for 26 years, where she was loved by all the patrons and knew all their names.
In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling, gardening, fishing, hiking, swimming, going to Geneva-on-the-Lake, and spending time at their lake house in Willow Lake Campgrounds, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends, especially her granddaughter. Chrissy was always very active and outgoing and will be missed by everyone who knew her.
AUSTINTOWN John Joseph “Jack” Koscelansky, 78, passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.
John was born Aug. 2, 1942, in Youngstown, and was a son of the late John and Emilia Hanisko Koscelansky. He graduated from North High School, and except for his time in the military, lived his life in this area.
Jack proudly served in the Air Force for four years and was stationed in Germany for three of those years with the 405th Tactical Missile Wing. He was a nuclear weapons specialist and was honorably discharged from the Air Force as a master sergeant. He then served for 26 years in the Air Force Reserve.