This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Contribution Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.toman/128/mb.ashx Message Board Post: YOUNGSTOWN - There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Christ Our Savior Parish St. Nicholas Church in Struthers, Ohio for Mary T. Kozak, 92, formerly of Struthers, who passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Hospice of the Valley Hospice House in Poland, Ohio. Mary was born June 18, 1921, in Youngstown, Ohio a daughter of John and Julia Pavlansky Toman and grew up in the Lansingville area of Youngstown, OH. She was a 1939 graduate of Wilson High School, and as a teenager she competed in track for the Sokols in Youngstown. She was a member of Christ Our Savior St. Nicholas Church of Struthers. She was also a member of St. Luke's Ladies Bowling League, Women's Jednota Bowling League, and a member of Jednota Branch 731. She enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing, crocheting, knitting, and playing cards. Mary loved being around her family, especially her grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph B. Kozak, whom she married May 28, 1941, celebrated 60 years of marriage before his passing on Jan. 10, 2002. She will be sadly missed by her family, her children, Bill (Carol) Kozak of Poland, Ohio and Julie (John) Grossman of Boardman; her son-in-law, Tom (Marilyn) Chako of Struthers; and her grandchildren, three granddaughters she helped raise, Lori (Jamie) Owen, Lisa Becker, and Christine (Jon) McLain, Nathan Kozak, Jennifer Grossman, John (Alicia) Grossman, Beth, Amy and Joseph Kozak of Mississippi. She also leaves her great-grandchildren, Ellen Becker, Hazen Becker, Owen McLain, and Liam McLain. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter, Ruth Chako; her son, Joseph Kozak; her brothers, John Toman, Frank Toman and Joseph Toman; and sisters, Helen Luzik and Ann Janosik. There will be calling hours on Friday, March 7, 2014, from 5 to 8 p.m. and prayers at noon on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Kirila Funeral Home, 258 Poland Ave., Struthers, OH 44471. Mary will be laid to rest at St. John's Cemetery in Lowellville, OH. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 5190 Market St., Youngstown, OH 44512. Special thanks to the staff of the Hospice House for the kind and compassionate care given to Mary Visit www.kirilafh.com to view this obituary or to send condolences to the family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>