Everett Costa

Obituary of Everett Costa EVERETT SIDNEY COSTA, 72, of The Villages, Florida, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011. A native of Boston, Mass., where he was born and raised, he moved to Nashua, NH after his marriage in 1958 and resided there until his move to The Villages in 2008. He was a Detective Sgt. with the Nashua, NH Police Department Junvenile Division and Polygraph Examiner until his retirement in 1983. During his law enforcement career he was awarded the Outstanding Young Man of the Year in 1969. He created the Junior Police League, the Youth in Athletics program, the "Riddle of the Friendly Stranger", the Junior Drug Awareness program and also received other numerous community awards. He was a member of the FOP, Nashua, NH, Police Relief Assn., Elks Lodge, the New Hampshire Club of The Villages, Indian Mound Country Club & Golf Course; Past-president of the Mountview Community Assn. He enjoyed golf, hockey, baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, snow skiing, boating, traveling, dining and cooking, and socializing. He enjoyed retirement and the Villages lifestyle. He enjoyed the numerous golf courses, new friends he made, music and dancing at the squares, and his daily visit at the donut shop. But most of all, Everett especially loved his family and friends. He is survived by: His beloved wife: Betty Costa of The Villages, FL Daughter: Pamela (Bill McCabe) Costa of Nashua, NH Son: Jeffrey (Monica) Costa of Nashua, NH Brother: Ernest (Jan) Costa, Jr. of Charlotte, NC 4 Grandchildren: Monika Whitney, Erika Tardif, Jessika Costa, Sydney Costa Carpenito 2 Great Grandchildren: Aias Dalman and Sophia Tardif He is predeceased by his parents Ernest and Thelma Costa. Services will be held at Zis-Sweeney Funeral Home, Nashua, NH on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM, family and friends may call at the funeral home from 9:00 to 11:00 AM prior to the service. Services Services to be scheduled in Nashua, NH at a later date and time. Internment will be at the Evergreen Cemetery, Nashua, NH.