Mary F. Costa
...active Tewksbury senior; 86
TEWKSBURY - Mary F. (Moynahan) Costa, 86, died Friday, Aug. 2, at the Life Care Center ofMerrimack Valley in No. Billerica after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of John F. Costa, withwhom she had celebrated a 47th wedding anniversary this past May 1st.
She was born in Malden, Feb. 15, 1916. She was raised in Malden, and attended Maldenparochial schools. She had lived in Tewksbury for the past four decades.
She worked for the former New England Telephone Company as an operator, and later as a clerkin the engineering department.
She was an active member St. William’s Parish, and in her later years was also active at theTewksbury Senior Drop-In Center. She also belonged to the Tewksbury Golden Age Club.Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and James Cullen ofHumbleton, PA, a son and daughter-in-law, John F. Jr. and his wife Deborah of Houston, TX,two sisters Josephine Cecchine of Melrose and Kathryn Moynahan of Medford, and threegrandchildren, Keefe Costa, and identical twin girls, Margaret and Elizabeth Costa.
Her Funeral Mass was held Wednesday, Aug. 7 in St. William’s Church. Interment was in TewksburyCemetery.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701,will be appreciated.