Donald "Don" Kostohryz
March 6, 1921 ~ April 10, 2025
Age 104, formerly of St. Paul, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2025.
Preceded in death by wife, Betty; son, William (Renee); great-granddaughter, Keili Parker; siblings, Betty Johans, Margaret Hipp, Dick, Bill; son-in-law, Jim Wren. Survived by children, Jimmy (Tracey) Kawakami, Peter (Peggy), Susan Wren; many grandchildren & great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Rosemary; many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.
Don was a proud WWII Marine Corps combat veteran. He enjoyed spending the winter months in Hawaii and the summer months at the cabin in Northern Wisconsin. Above all, he loved spending time with his family.
A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Friday, July 11th with visitation beginning at 10 AM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 530 Victoria Street S., St. Paul. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Private interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Our Lady of Peace Hospice or Union Gospel Mission.
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Visitation: Friday, July 11, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
530 Victoria Street S.
St. Paul, MN 55102
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Memorial Service: Friday, July 11, 2025 11:00 am
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530 Victoria Street S.
St. Paul, MN 55102
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On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Donald’s military service to our country in the Marine Corps.
I was blessed to be able to cook for Don at Amira these past few years. He would always tell me that I don’t know how to cook a good egg (who was to argue with a 104 year old) I finally made him a poached medium egg and he loved it. I like to think I finally figured it out. Condolences to the family, Don was a GEM and will be missed by us all. I will always remember Don when I’m cooking eggs now….I will keep praying for the family and for Don.🙏
I met Don 3 yrs ago and I always called him my Mr. Blue Eyes. He was sharp, kind, grateful and sweet to his core. We need more Don’s in this world. I’m so thankful to have met him and I thoroughly enjoyed his stories. What a remarkable man! One of a kind! Rest in peace! My many sympathies to Peter, Sue and Jimmy! He’ll always be missed but never forgotten!