SWANSEA – Richard Costa, age 7 5 o f Swansea, passed away on Thu r sday, Sep. 22, 2022 at St. Anne ' s Hospital . Born in Fall River, Richard was the l on g - time compa n ion of Eleanor Blais and the son of the l ate Ernest & Belmira A. (M oniz) Costa.

P rio r to retiring, Richard was a Lic ensed Electrician and the owner of Costa Elec trical Services for many years. He was a US Navy veteran during the Vietnam War. Richard loved to take yearly vacations to Aruba and meeting friends every F riday night at Magoni ' s Restaurant with his beloved Eleanor . Most of all, Richard loved to spend time with his family, especially with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his daughter: Lisa Costa of M aryland ; as we ll as Eleanor ' s sons: Sheldon M. Blais of Fall River , Eric S. Blais (wife Shauna) of Plymouth, and Kenneth J. Blais Jr. (wife Dawn ) of Tiverton ; nine grandchildren: Justin and Bianca B arn es and Keegan Costa , Brittany, Zachary , Katie, Shannon Blais, Eric Blais Jr. , Emily (Blais) Correia (husband Mike); his brother: Ernest Costa of Swansea; and many nieces & nephews as well as many longtime friends . Ri chard was also the brother of the late Ronald Costa.

Calling hours for Richard will take place on Wednes day, Sep . 2 8 th from 3 - 7 P.M. in the M anu e l Rog ers Funeral Home , 1521 N. Main St., Fall River, MA . To send the family expressions of sympathy, plea s e go to www.r og ersfuneral. com .