Obituary: Catherine Costa-Moleta

Catherine Costa-Moleta, 83
Catherine (Gillis) Costa-Moleta died on Feb. 8 at the age of 83.
Catherine, who went by the name of Kay, was born in Massachusetts. She summered in Hull and spent winters in West Palm Beach where she attended school and graduated from St. Ann’s High School. 
She was the beloved daughter of the late Murdock and Marie Gillis and sister of the late Camille Tarvin and the late Murdock Gillis. It was in Hull where she met and married her husband, the late Louis (Louie) Costa. She was the devoted mother of four boys.
Kay worked in her early years as a waitress for several caterers; during her middle years, she was a teacher’s aide in the Jacobs Elementary School. She then worked for Salomon Brothers in Boston where she ran the company’s kitchen. In her later years, she worked for AAA in Rockland as a customer service representative.
Kay loved helping out with the Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, and the Minstrel Shows. She was a devoted sun goddess and loved Nantasket Beach; she would bring her sons there and stay all day. She enjoyed sports, especially watching her sons playing; as a loyal Red Sox and Patriots fan, she watched the teams all the time.
During the Blizzard of 1978, Kay spent endless hours at the Central Fire Station where she cooked meals all day long for the first responders and the National Guard members.
She is survived by her husband Thomas. She was the loving mother of Louis Costa and his wife, Gerry, of Hull; Richard Costa and his wife, Keren, of Anderson, S.C.; and John Costa and his wife, Carol, of Kingston. She was preceded in death by her son Michael. She also loved being a grandmother to all her grandchildren: David, Steven, Joseph, Andrew, Brittany, Kelly, and Michelle. She was also the great-grandmother of Skylar, Graycyn, Bentlee, and Diesel.
Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at St. Ann’s Church, 208 Samoset Ave. in Hull, from 4-8 p.m. A funeral Mass will be on Thursday, Feb. 20, at St. Ann’s Church at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.