JOSEPH V. COSTA, age 68; beloved husband of Marlene (nee Cassel) for 45 years; loving father of Debra Yarwood (Joseph), Joseph (Tammie) and Timothy (Josephine); dearest grandfather of Joseph, John, William, Richard, Joseph, Vincent and Michael; son of the late Angelo and Laura (nee DeAmiches); brother of Angelo (Lisa), James, and Linda Waldrop (Ron, deceased); beloved Godfather, uncle and friend of many. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Colette Church, 330 W. 130th St., Brunswick, Tuesday, September 8 at 11 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.), MONDAY 2-7 P.M.