Regina M. Kostelnik, 90, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood.      The former Regina M. Kolesar was born March 22, 1922, in Ironwood, and grew up in a bustling house during the Depression. She attended Norrie Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1940. She then trained to become a telephone operator and supervisor and worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. in the early 1940s.      On May 26, 1945, she was united in marriage to Steve Kostelnik, a Marine who served in the Pacific during World War II, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood, by the late Rev. Carl Petranek. They moved to Elmhurst, Ill. and then to Kenosha, Wis., where Regina owned and operated Kostelnik's Food Shop and Steve operated Steve's Automotive Service for 17 years while raising three sons. They then returned to Ironwood in 1976, renovated Regina's mother's house, and owned and operated Steve's Standard Service where Regina worked as part-time bookkeeper, retiring in 1985. Steve preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 1994.      Regina was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, from Hawaii to Europe and across the U.S. She took pride in holding dinner parties and loved to arrange theme parties for wedding anniversaries and family reunions. She was an excellent seamstress, and also kept busy with needle work and crafts. She lovingly cared for both her mother and mother-in-law during their last years.     Surviving are three sons, Stephen II (Annette), Vernon Hills, Ill., Paul, Ironwood, and Dale (Maureen), Milwaukee; a grandson, Robert Stephen Kostelnik, Milwaukee; four brothers, Michael Kolesar, Sacramento, Calif., John Kolesar, Chula Vista, Calif.,  and Clem and Bernard "Bobo" Kolesar, both of Ironwood; numerous nieces and nephews; a brother-in-law, James Soraruf, Ypsilanti; and sister-in-law, Betty Kolesar, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.      Besides her parents and husband, Regina was preceded in death by brothers, John and Steven Kolesar in infancy, and Paul, Frank and Tony Kolesar; and sisters, twins Maria and Eva Kolesar and Mary Kolesar in infancy, Jule Schafer, Cecelia Soraruf, Sister Michaelene Kolesar and Veronica Niksich.      Out of respect for her wishes, cremation has taken place.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation in the St. Joseph Family Room at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Allan J. Mayotte, celebrant.      Rite of Committal and interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      Lunch will be served in the parish hall immediately upon return from the cemetery.      In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Our Lady of Peace Adopt-A-Student Program, 108 S. Marquette St., Ironwood, MI 49938.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood, where condolences may be given online at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.