Theresa (Pastorius) Costa

Theresa (Pastorius) Costa, age 95, of Jefferson Hills, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at Jefferson Hospital. Theresa was born September 6, 1929 in Glassport.  She was the daughter of the late Frank and Stella (Seigworth) Pastorius.  Theresa was a member of Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish, a Clairton High School graduate, and a salesperson for the former G.C. Murphy Co. in Clairton.  She enjoyed spending time with and caring for her family.  Family meant the world to Theresa.  She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Costa, who passed away May 30, 1993 and her daughter Carol Zuro, who passed away on February 12, 2022.  Theresa is survived by her son Joseph T. (Gloria) Costa of Jefferson Hills; her son-in-law Frank Zuro; grandchildren Nicole (Tom) D'Antonio of Jefferson Hills, Michael (Leah) Zuro of Pleasant Hills, Bryan (Abby) Costa of Lodi, WI, and Jodi (Frank) Stosic of Jefferson Hills; great-grandchildren Mia and Luke D'Antonio, Dominik Zuro, Zayden and Macsen Schrott, Bayne Costa, Haylie Schwab, Destinie Bedard, and Bella and Frankie Stosic; and nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, daughter, and parents, Theresa was proceeded in death by her sisters Clara Ferree, Anne Fenton, Lena Wilson, Alberta Kehoe, Elizabeth Nowakowski, and Margaret Vezzani.  Friends will be received in the A. J. Bekavac Funeral Home on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from  2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10 AM in Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish, St. Thomas a Becket Church officiated by Rev. Daniel D'Antonio.  Procession and burial will follow to Saint Clare Cemetery, Clairton. 

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