Russell LeeRoy Yost – Rostraver Township
Russell LeeRoy Yost, 94, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Born in Rostraver Township on Sept. 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Chester and Rose Richie Yost. He honorably served as a Marine in both World War II and the Korean War. Russell worked at Corning Glass before moving on to Page Steel & Wire in Monessen until the plant closed in 1991. He drove for Sanitary Landfill for many years and then began driving for his son’s company, R.L. Yost Trucking, until he retired. He loved hunting and being outdoors, gardening and watching wildlife, but most of all, he loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Anne Marie, in January 2020, having been married for 72 years; and by his sister, Betty J. McCauley, in 2015. Russell is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Russell L. (Dian) Yost Jr. of Eighty Four; daughter, Patricia (Martha Jacobs) of Yonkers, N.Y.; grandchildren, Andrea (Matthew) Cohen of Philadelphia and Rusty Yost of Eighty Four; great-grandchildren, Soren and Sage Cohen; sister, Rose Marie Kerr of Rostraver Township; nieces, Cheryl Myers of Florida, Karen (Eric) Winter of Derry and Kim Kerr Gilbert (John Kavulick) of Rostraver Township; and nephew, John Kerr of Alabama. Friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, with the Rev. Dr. Martha Jacobs officiating. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Everyone attending the visitation and services must wear a mask and practice social distancing.
