Rev. Dr. Louis Anthony Cosentino

Columbiana-Rev. Dr. Louis Anthony Cosentino, age 92, of Columbiana, passed away with his loving family present on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, from complications following a fall.

Dr. Cosentino was born in Youngstown, Ohio on January 27, 1924, a son of the late Frank and Nancy Balsamo Cosentino.

He graduated from Boardman High School and then attended Youngstown State University for his premedical studies. He then graduated from The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in 1946.

Dr. Cosentino started his podiatry practice in Lisbon, Ohio in February, 1947 and in Columbiana, Ohio in February, 1948. He retired after 40 years in practice on July 1, 1986.

He was one of the founders of the Youngstown Foot Clinic which is now part of the Valley Care Health System’s Podiatry Residency Program. He was a member of the Mahoning Valley Podiatry Society of which he was president in 1952 and 1953, the Ohio Podiatric Medical Association and The American Podiatric Medical Association of which he was a life member. He was also a member of the Academy of Ambulatory Foot Surgery.

In 1955, Dr. Cosentino was instrumental in organizing the Knights of Columbus Council 4049 of Lisbon, Ohio of which he was financial secretary.
In May of 1958, he formed the Columbiana Council of Catholic Men of which he became the first president. This group was the forerunner of the St. Jude Men’s Club of St. Jude Church. It was later incorporated into the St. Jude Knights of Columbus #10813.

In 1960, under his leadership, St. Patrick’s Mission was started in Columbiana. The first Mass was said on November 6, 1960. This was the forerunner of the St. Jude Catholic Parish, which was formed on March 4, 1966.

Dr. Cosentino was elected to the very first parish council of St. Jude Church and continued to be on this board until just recently. He also served on the first Diocesan Council of Catholic Men as a member of the Board of Directors from 1966 to 1969. This was the forerunner of the Diocesan Pastoral Council.

He served on the board of Family and Community Service of Catholic Charities and on the board of Potters Medical Center Board for many years. Dr. Cosentino served on the American Cancer Society Board beginning in 1987 and served as the Columbiana County Unit President in 1992 and 1993. He was a member of the Columbiana Ministerial Association and served as its Treasurer for seventeen years until July, 2005.

He was also a charter member of the Columbiana Lions Club and was one of the original board members of the United Social Action and served as treasurer for 28 years.

On December 26, 1986, Dr. Cosentino was ordained a Permanent Deacon in the Diocese of Youngstown. His ministry has been at St. Jude Church in Pastoral Care until just recently. He was a member of the St. Jude Men’s Club and St. Jude Knights of Columbus Council of which he was Assistant Chaplain. He also served on the Diocese Pastoral Council from 1987 to 1993.

He was a member of R.S.V.P. since 1988, volunteering as a Pastoral Care Minister at Salem Community Hospital, Essex Nursing Homes of Salem, Parkside Health Care Center, and St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center in Columbiana. Dr. Cosentino also served for many years as a deacon at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Port Charlotte, Florida in the winter months, volunteering in the same capacity.

On September 8, 2000, he was honored by our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, by receiving the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award in recognition for his years of dedicated service to the Catholic faith.

Dr. Cosentino married, the former, Anita M. Marinelli on September 2, 1950. They had three children, Linda M. (Randolph) Davis of Columbiana, Laura Ann (James) Kattenbraker of Wildwood, Missouri, and Dr. Louis Mark (Melinda) Cosentino of Bolton, Massachusetts. They also have six grandchildren, Stephen Smith, Timothy (Michelle) Smith, Angela (Joseph) Ridder, Michael (Lindsay) McLaughlin, Olivia Cosentino and Alexis Cosentino. They also have six great-grandchildren, Kaden and Benjamin Smith, Benjamin and Jacob Ridder, and Millie and Murphy McLaughlin.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Anita on January 22, 2013. A brother, Dr. S. F. Cosentino and a sister, Augustine Manthey also preceded him in death.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary service at 8:00 p.m. at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, Columbiana with Father Thomas Ziegler and Father Christopher Cicero officiating.

Entombment will be at Green Haven Memorial Gardens, Canfield.

Donations may be made to the St. Jude Catholic Church Building Fund, 180 7th St., Columbiana, OH 44408.

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