Frances Hodges Tigmo Costa

Frances “Lily” Hodges Tigmo Costa, 86, of Chesapeake Virginia returned to the Lord Friday, February 16, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center in Virginia. She was born on September 27, 1937 in Houston, Texas to the late Euna Hazel Fuller and Reuben Elbon Hodges. Frances attended Norview High School, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, John Anthony Francis Tigmo. After his death in 1980, she married LCDR John Frederick Costa. He died in 2000.

She worked for the Virginian-Pilot newspaper writing ads and was a bookkeeper for Dunn plastering company. She was also a secretary and kept books for Carter Heating and Air Conditioning. Frances loved to sew, travel with the Pearl Harbor survivors, paint, make ceramics, cook, and play Upwards. She was an excellent bowler on her team called the “Monday Morning Blahs”. She got up to 17,000 on Candy Crush and could recite every line from all the seasons of “Heartland”. She served meals on wheels to the hungry, welcomed the homeless, many times even letting them live in her home with her until they could get on their feet. She prepared layettes for newborns, worked many years with the Red Cross, and collected for St. Jude’s.

Babysitting was her favorite pass-time. She spent many years caring for the elderly, as well as visiting neighbors and family who were ill. Frances invited people from the local nursing home to join the family for holidays. She loved Christmas and was honored to be asked to play Mother Mary in the Nativity play in high school. Her faith was important to her, and she strived to always give God her best.

She was predeceased by her siblings: Elaine Hodges Dunn, Ronnie Hodges, Roland Hodges, Jerry Hodges, Wallace Hodges, and their spouses, Louis Dunn, Meida Hodges, Ruby Hodges, Janet Hodges. Other relatives: Darlene Crisostomo, Richard Craig, Evelyn Relucio, Harold Relucio Sr., Sabrina Crisostomo, Juanita Cianfano, Georgianna Dengler, Josephine Tomasevic; her son in law David Caldwell; and by nephews and nieces: Timothy Dunn, Douglas Dunn, Tommy Dunn, John Cianfano, Harold Relucio, Elizabeth Janisch, Chrissy Cianfano, Katie Kirby, and by unborn children in heaven.

She was blessed to be part of a large, loving family, whom she cherished dearly. She is survived by 3 children Karen Elaine Tigmo Ahrens and her husband Steven Ahrens of Chesapeake Virginia; John Anthony Tigmo Jr. and his wife Pam Tigmo of Henrico, North Carolina; Mary Frances Tigmo Martino and her husband Michael Martino of Inwood, West Virginia. Other relatives, her sister Elaine Hodges Craig of North Carolina and siblings by marriage, Jayne Hodges of California, Adrian Tigmo and his wife Debbie of California, and Michael Crisostomo and his wife Nancy of Virginia. Nieces: Susan and Lance Coren, Terry Hadley, Debi Paddock, Ruby Bakke, Dana Saunders, Luanne Jordan, Dana Deane, and Jessica Dengler. Nephews: Don Hodges, Sean Crisostomo, Michael Crisostomo, Roland Hodges, Eugene Hodges, Aubrey Hodges, Roger Relucio, Anthony Cianfano, Andrew Cianfano, Brain Hodges, Kevin

Hodges, Matthew Tigmo, Christopher Tigmo, Daniel Tigmo, Reggie Hodges, Robert Hodges, Alex Tomasevic, Ryan Dengler, John Dengler, Kevin Kirby and John Kirby, Larry Paddock, Rick Bakke and Jimmy Saunders. Grandchildren were the love of her life, her surviving Grandsons: Andrew Caldwell

Ahrens, John Robert Caldwell, Anthony Tigmo, Austin Tigmo. and Bryan Palmore, Surviving Granddaughters: Amber Tigmo Palmore, Amanda Sutton, Danielle Lewis, Danielle Tigmo and Sarah Tigmo. Great-grandchildren: Everett Tigmo, Scottie Ann Tigmo, Brenden Lewis, Alyssa Edwards, Kyra Sutton, Daniel Sutton, Wyatt Lewis, Conner Lewis, and Emmalyn Lewis, Gavin Lewis, and Brenden Ahrens. Additionally, she is survived by Courtney Dunn, Shannon Caffee, Amy Visser, Max Janisch, Christie Marin, Sarah Martinez, Kimberly Couture, Timothy Paige Dunn, Kelsey Dunn, Erin Burus and multiple grand-nieces and nephews, whom she loved like her own children. Many neighbors and friends spread around the world, as she made friends everywhere she went. She will be greatly missed and we will treasure and honor her memory forever. Please pray for her soul and know of her prayers for you.

The family will receive friends for viewing, Thursday, February 29,2024 at 10 a.m. followed by the Mass of the Resurrection at 11 a.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 621 Cedar Road, Chesapeake Virginia 23322. The Mass will be live streamed on YouTube. Following the mass, the burial ceremony and reception will be at Rosewood Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home, 631 Witchduck Road in Virginia

Beach, VA. 23462.