Madalena D. (De Jesus Duarte) Costa, age 95, passed away on Feb. 19, 2023 at the Chestnut Hill Nursing Home in East Longmeadow. She was born on January 21, 1928 in Pombalinho, Santarem, Portugal. She was daughter to the late Francisco Leal and Guilernima Frois. Madalena was a communicant of Holy Name of Jesus Parish. She worked as a machine operator for Chicopee Undergarment for many years before she retired. She is predeceased by her husband Manuel Costa who passed away in 2001 and also by her two brothers Manuel and Luis. She is survived by her daughter Lurdes Fonseca and her husband Antonio “Tony” Fonseca of East Longmeadow; 2 grandchildren, Monica Marafuga and her husband Virgil of Chicopee and Jorge Fonseca and his wife Amy of Somers, CT; five great grandchildren, Gabriela Marafuga, Catarina Marafuga, Haylie Fonseca, Logan Fonseca and Kenzie Fonseca along with her nephews and nieces Madalena loved to knit and crochet. She also had a love for dogs, especially her family’s pets. Calling hours will be held on the morning of the funeral, Wed. March 1, from 9:30 – 10:30 AM at the Grise Funeral Home, 280 Springfield St, Chicopee followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Assumption Church at 11:00 AM. Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery. For online condolences, please visit www.GriseFH.com.