NEW BEDFORD — Robert A. Costa, age 80, of Fairhaven, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce (Brasells) Costa.
Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the Ernest and Esther (Johnson) Costa and lived in this area all of his life, and was a veteran of U.S. NAVY.
Robert was employed with Camera Enterprises for 35 years, and then worked as a mailman for the U.S. Postal System in Rochester for several years. His life interest was sailing the local water.
His survivors are his wife Joyce, his son Robert W. Costa and his wife Jean Holt Costa of Fairhaven, and his brother Russell Costa of Dartmouth, and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Malcolm Costa and Betty Ann Costa.
Visiting hours are at the Wilson Chapel 479 County St., New Bedford on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. Service will be on Thursday at the funeral home at 10 a.m. followed by burial in River-side Cemetery in Fairhaven