Alicia F. Costa

Alicia F. Costa obituary, Windham, NH

Alicia F. Costa

Alicia Costa Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Carrier Family Funeral Home & Crematory - Windham on May 12, 2025.

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Alicia F. Costa, 84, of Windham, NH passed away Friday, May 9th at the Warde Center in Windham.
She is predeceased by her husband Charles J. Costa, siblings Lloyd, A. Michael, and Brock Kinnear, her daughter Victoria A. Harris and daughter-in-law Kathy Kinnear. She is survived by siblings Le Swallow, Sylvia D'Aprix, Foster Kinnear, and Ted Kinnear.
Additionally, she is survived by her daughters Charlotte E. and son-in-law Tim Gillespie, and Sara E. and son-in-law Bernie Campbell, and her sons Christopher A. Kinnear and Matthew A. Costa. She was blessed with twelve grandchildren, Athena, Michelle, Billy, Stephanie, Samantha, Thomas, Alex, Aurora, Gavin, Bernie, Charlie, and Ruth, and six great-grandchildren.
Alicia was an avid reader, and she enjoyed working on her daily crossword puzzles. She loved cows, and collected anything cow related. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after a short but fierce fight with colon cancer. The family is grateful to the staff at the Warde Center for all their care and support.
There will be no visiting hours. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2 Searles Road, Windham, NH, on Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/ Arrangements are under the care of the Carrier Family Funeral Home, 38 Range Road, Windham, NH 03087.

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