Mary Aura Costa

Mrs. Mary Aura (Santos) Costa, age 85, of Benjamin Church Manor, 1014 Hope Street, Bristol, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Costa. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Costa) Santos. A homemaker, she was a communicant of St. Elizabeths Church, Bristol and loved spending time with her family. She is survived by nine children, Joseph A. Costa, Jr. of East Providence, Robert B. Costa , Louis V. Costa and his wife, Delores, Cheryl A. Dugan and her husband Sean, Linda M. Jennings and her husband, Gary, Marilyn J. Costa, Susan M. Constancia and her husband, Joseph, Marianne Constancia and her husband, Fred and Lori J. Acciardo and her husband, William, all of Bristol, thirteen grandchildren, Bobbie Joe Palmer, Steven Lemire, Erica Federico, Donald Castigliego, Jessica Sousa, Robert Cabral, Stephanie Constancia, Lauren Jennings, Marissa Constancia, Louis J. Costa, Joseph Constancia, Gary Pike and Emily Costa, eight great grandchildren, Teia Chenevert, Kaitlin Palmer, Damon Castigliego, Steven Sousa, Kylie Palmer, Aiden Aguiar, Leia Sousa and Kelsey Palmer, a brother, Joseph Santos, of Morgantown, West Virginia, four sisters, Matilda Daniel of Lompoc, CA, Lydia Holt of Bristol, Louise Ritchie of Warren and Laura Hochberg of Plainville, MA. Funeral services from the Sansone Funeral Home, 192 Wood Street, Bristol, Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9:00 AM with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St. Elizabeths Church, 577 Wood Street, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Marys Cemetery, Chestnut Street, Bristol. Visiting hours will be Sunday, November 1 from 2:00-5:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Tomorrow Fund, RI Hospital Campus, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903 or donate online at www.tomorrowfund.org

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