OCEAN PINES — Albert Paul Costa, 78, died on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Denny and Concetta Barbetti Costa.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Patricia May Costa, and children, Jeffrey Costa and his wife, Kathleen, of Bel Air, Md., Cynthia “Cindy” Costa-Bingel and her husband, Howard, of Dundalk, Md., and Susan Slowikowski and her husband, Frank, of Kill Devil Hill, N.C. Also surviving is a sister, Marie Dackerman of Hanover, Pa., and several nieces and nephews. He leaves eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, Stella J. Wilson and Matthew Clemens Napp.
He was preceded in death by a son, George Comer Jr.
Mr. Costa had worked as an estimator in the Engineering Division of Bethlehem Steel Company. He was a member of the Community Church at Ocean Pines, and a former member of the Sons of Italy and the Ocean City Elks Club.
A funeral service was held Sunday, May 5, at the Community Church at Ocean Pines. The Rev Bill Sterling officiated. Inurnment followed at the Garden at the Pines. A donation in his memory may be made to the Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, Berlin, Md. 21811, or Life Raft Group, 155 Route 46 West, Suite 202, Wayne, N.J. 07470.
Letters of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.burbagefuneralhome.com.