João Da Costa, age 75 of Fall River passed away June 8, 2012. He was the husband of Natália (Oliveira) Costa and son of the late João Da Costa and Maria Da Conceicão Carlos. João was a fisherman in the Açores and a retired construction worker for the Nota Construction Co. in Fall River, a member of Sociedade do Santo Nome de São Miguel, Açores de Igreja Do Espirito Santo.
He was the father of Natália Arruda of Assonet, João Manuel Costa of Fall River, Dulce Mota of Assonet, Nellie Costa of Somerset and Octávia Costa of FL; brother of Herminia Felix of Bretanha, José Da Costa of Bretanha, Conceicão Arruda of Bretanha, Manuel Da Costa of Terceira and Gilberto Da Costa of Bretanha and the late Maria Do Carmo Costa; grandfather of Matthew Arruda, Allen Mota, Joao Manuel Costa Jr., Chelsea Costa, Ryan Camacho and Kayla Costa and an uncle to several nieces and nephews.
His funeral will take place from, the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, Inc. 1521 N. Main St., Fall River, MA 02720 TUESDAY at 9:30 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial in Espirito Santo Church, Alden St., at 10:30 A.M. Interment in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours MONDAY 5-9 P.M. www.rogersfuneral.com