Jean Kostoff

Jean Kendrick Kostoff, 78, of the Columbia Basin, passed away June 17, 2012, of natural causes.
Jean was born June 7, 1934, in Logan, Utah, to Nevear and Elva Kendrick. She spent her childhood in Cache Valley, Utah, with her two older brothers, Mel and John, and younger sister, Julia. As a youth, she worked at a local dress factory where she learned to sew and press dresses, a skill she applied to the rest of her life, making outfits for her daughters and their dolls.
She met and married Nako Kotoff in 1953 in Trenton, Utah. They moved to the Columbia Basin in 1956 and settled on a farm where they were most known for their cantaloupe and watermelon. She had three children, Nick, Donna and JoAnna.
Jean was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed crocheting, painting, sewing, quilting, doll-making and was an avid shopper of QVC. She also enjoyed traveling and visited many parts of the world. She loved flower gardening and schnauzers and had many of both throughout her life.
She was survived by Nick (Laurie) Kostoff of Harrigton, Wash., Donna Goude of Kennewick, Wash., and JoAnna (Mark) Madsen of La Grande, Ore.; sisters-in-law Parma Kendrick and Mae Kendrick of Logan, Utah; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nako, three siblings and son-in-law, Brian Goude.
Funeral services in Washington will be Thursday June 21, 2012, in Kennewick. A viewing will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Allen-Hall Mortuary in Logan, Utah, with a graveside service beginning at noon at the Trenton Cemetery.