THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL
Daytona Beach, Florida
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Elias F. DaCosta
Elias F. DaCosta, age 75, of Palm Coast, died March 1, 2014, at Florida Hospital Flagler. Mr. DaCosta was born March 19, 1938 in Lomba da Maia, Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, the son of Antonio and Francisca Fontes DaCosta. He came to the United States in 1956 moving to Newark, NJ. Mr. DaCosta started working in the construction business as a laborer, then as a heavy equipment operator, and retiring in the late 1990's.
He and his wife moved to Palm Coast in January of 1999. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and the Portuguese American Culture Center. Mr. DaCosta enjoyed fishing, gardening, hunting and playing cards.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Jorgina Moniz, whom he married July 4, 1962. Three daughters, Joann (Robert) Jackson of Jackson, NJ., Marlene (Rosario) Marino of Leonardo, NJ., and Claudette (Scott) O'Dowd of Palm Coast, FL; a son, Robert DaCosta of Port Orange FL; a sister, Joanna Barbosa of Deltona FL, and a brother Serafim Costa of Newnan, Georgia. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Desiree Jackson, Lauren (Christian) Wenner, Emily Marino, Hayley Marino, Avery O'Dowd and Devin O'Dowd.
A Funeral Mass was held on March 7, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Palm Coast. Interment followed at the Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens.
