William F. Costello M.D.

NJGenWeb ~ Morris County, New Jersey

The world instinctively pays deference to the man whose success has been worthily achieved and whose prominence is not the less the result of an irreproachable life than of natural talents and acquired ability in the line of his chosen labor. Dr. COSTELLO occupies a position of distinction as a representative of the medical profession at Dover and the best evidence of this capability in the line of his chosen work is the large patronage which is accorded him. It is a well know fact that a great percentage of those who enter business life meet with failure or a limited measure of success. This is usually due to one or more of several causes – superficial preparation, lack of close application or an unwise choice in selecting a vocation for which one is not fitted. The reverse of all this has entered into the success and prominence which Dr. COSTELLO has gained. His equipment for the profession has been unusually good and he has continually extended the scope of his labors through the added efficiency that comes from keeping in touch with the marked advancement that has been made by the members of the medical fraternity in the last decade.

A native of the old Empire State of the Union, Dr. William F. COSTELLO was born in the city of Binghamton, New York, January 22, 1884. He is a son of Frank P. COSTELLO, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1853. He located in Binghamton, New York, as a young man and there eventually gained prominence as a prosperous merchant. He was summoned to the life eternal in 1896, at the comparatively early age of forty-three years. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth McGOWAN, was born in Binghamton, and resides at the present time (1913) in Buffalo; she is a daughter of John McGOWAN. Five children were born to Frank P. and Elizabeth (McGOWAN) COSTELLO, namely:

Dr. William F., immediate subject of this review;
James a resident of Buffalo, New York, and there in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad Company;
Loretta, wife of E. D. McNULTY, of Utica, New York;
Genevieve, wife of William CREHAN, of Buffalo;
Gertrude, wife of Silas JACOBS, of Utica, New York..

After completing the curriculum of the public and high schools in Binghamton, New York, Dr. William F. COSTELLO entered the medical department of the University of Buffalo. This was in 1903 and in 1907 he was graduated in that institution with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Thereafter he worked as an intern in St. John’s Hospital in New York City for three years and at the expiration of that period located at Corona, Long Island, there initiating the active practice of his profession. In the fall of 1909 he came to Morris county, New Jersey, and established his professional headquarters at Dover, where he has since maintained his home and where he now controls a large and lucrative patronage. He has made a fine reputation for himself as a skilled physician and surgeon and is called upon to attend cases throughout all sections of Morris county. In connection with his life work he is a member of the Morris County Medical Society, the New Jersey State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the B. P. O. E., at Dover, and with the K. C. In religious faith he is a devout communicant of the Catholic church and his political convictions coincide with the principles upheld by the Independent party. Dr. COSTELLO’s professional offices are at No. 59, West Blackwell street. He is unmarried and is popular in connection with the best social affairs of his home city.

This biography was transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003).