Mr. Bento Da Costa

Obituary

Da Costa, Bento (Amorim) After a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease, Benny passed away in the early morning on June 13, 2019, in his sleep surrounded by his loving family at the age of 87.  Benny leaves behind the love of his life, Maria Conceicao Da Costa, to whom he was married for  61 years which were full of joy, laugher and love. Benny also leaves behind his loving children Bernadette Da Costa Winberg (Jon Winberg) and Tony Da Costa, his cherished granddaughters Ashley Da Costa Winberg (Cliff Laidlaw) and Sara Da Costa Winberg (Stephen Case), and his adorable great-grandson, Fox Laidlaw, who always brought a smile to Benny’s face even when Benny’s health declined and he spoke few words. Benny will be greatly missed by his loving sisters Joana Carvalho, Delmira Da Costa (David Costa) and Irodina De Medeiros (Manuel), as well as his sister-in-laws Salome Ventura and Luiza Almeida, and his youngest bother-in-law, Jose Francisco Frizado (Conceicao) whom Benny always thought of as a son.  He will be greatly missed by his nephews, nieces, neighbours and friends.  Benny is predeceased by his parents Manuel and Sarina Da Costa, brother Antonio, brothers, sister and their spouses Manuel da Costa (Idalina ) Amorim da Costa( Natalia), Maria Cabral( Vitorino). He is also predeceased by brother in laws and his sister- in- law Angelo Ventura, Diniz Almeida, Jorgina Cordiero(Manuel), Diniz Almeida, and Gil Carvalho. In 1967 Benny and Maria Conceicao immigrated to Canada with their two children, one suitcase and $500. Benny and Maria were committed to building a better life for their family in Canada, and indeed they did. As a child Benny had to work to support his family in Portugal and as such, he had very little formal education, although he had a great appreciation for literature and could easily come up with versus of poetry.  Benny took great pride in his children and grandchildren’s academic success, and would often boost to whomever would listen that one of his granddaughters was a teacher and the other was a lawyer. Benny had a zest for life and was always the life of the party. He loved the Toronto Maple Leafs, to sing fado, travel with his family and tend to his beautiful garden, which was and still is famous in his neighborhood and even featured in local publications. Please join us as in celebrating Benny’s wonderful life on Sunday, June 16, 2019 and on Monday, June 17, 2019, as detailed below. Visitation– Sunday June 16, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Cardinal Funeral Home on 366 Bathurst Street in Toronto. Funeral and Entombment – Monday, June 17, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church at 1037 Bloor Street West in Toronto, followed by an entombment Prospect Cemetery at 1450 St Clair Ave West in Toronto. In lieu of flowers, Benny’s family would greatly appreciate that donations to be made to Parkinson Canada or a Charity of your choice.  

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