March 25, 1940 – July 27, 2025

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, Mr. Antonio (Tony) Costa Laranjo of Osoyoos passed away peacefully at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 85 years.

He was predeceased by his parents, Alfredo and Etelina Laranjo; his brother, Joe and sisters, Lucinda and Maria Jose.

Tony will be fondly remembered by his loving family, including wife of 60 years, Irene; daughter, Keri of Penticton, son, Tony of Vancouver and Melanie (Tim) Langer of Edmonton; grandchildren, Danielle, Ashley, Kayla and Derek.

Tony was born in Casegas, Portugal and immigrated to Canada in 1958 and married Irene in 1965. He started working at the Monashee Co-op in 1960 until 1996 with the last 12 years as manager. While working at Monashee, he started his business adventures. He built the Kobau Drive In north of Osoyoos in 1965 and is 1970 bought the Bachman family orchard.

After retiring from Monashee in 1996, he started his own packaging business, Agri-Pak Packaging before retiring in 2015. Tony also served as a water councillor for 12 years and helped start the Sage and Sand Soccer Club. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed traveling to California and Arizona in his RV as well as trips to Mexico as well as Europe many times.

A funeral mass was celebrated at 10:30 am, Tuesday August 12, 2025 at St. Anne Catholic Church followed by interment and committal at the Osoyoos Lakeview Cemetery.

Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com