Don Costanzo, 84, formerly of Bradford, passed away, Monday, January 21, 2019, in Gold Canyon AZ.
Born April 7, 1934, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Crescenzo and Vincie (Piscitelli) Costanzo. Don was the youngest of 7 children and grew up in Lewis Run.
Don was a veteran of the United States Army he served during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge in 1955, he went on to graduate from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
On October 10, 1959, in Bradford, he married Shirley (Dressler) Costanzo. While residing in Bradford, he worked as an artist at Zippo Manufacturing. In 1972 he moved to Newton, Iowa, where he was the Director of Marketing and Product Development for the Vernon Company from 1972 to 1999.
After his retirement to Gold Canyon, AZ in 1999 Don used his artistic talent, history research and religious studies to create a series of paintings. At the age of 80+, he was still an active sportsman, artist, writer and new product developer.
In 2014 Don shot his 6th hole-in-one, he shot his age in golf, 80, and completed a 3,000 mile walk across the USA.
Surviving is his wife of nearly 60 years, Shirley, four children, Kristen (Keith) Luther, Elizabeth Costanzo Jennifer (Wayne) Mann of Newton, and Don Costanzo Jr. of Tampa FL, nine grandchildren, and one great granddaughter, one brother, Joe (Peggy) Costanzo of Bradford, and one sister Theresa (Joe) Bucci of Elmira NY, and many nieces and nephews.
This obituary is posted courtesy of Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
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