Obituary of Maria F. (Melo) Bettencourt
Maria F. (Melo) Bettencourt, 66, of Peabody died peacefully Saturday morning at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers with her family at her side. She was the devoted wife of the late Eutimio Bettencourt and the loving mother of the late Bobby Bettencourt. She was born in Graciosa, Azores, Portugal on October 21, 1951, the daughter of the late Bernardino C. and Germina A. (Bettencourt) Melo and had resided there before emigrating to Peabody in 1969. Maria had been employed with the Osram Sylvania Co, at the Danvers plant for 20 years prior to her retirement in 1998. She had been a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Our Lady of Help Society and the Azorian Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Society all of Peabody. Maria enjoyed cooking her favorite recipes and working in her flower and vegetable gardens. She is survived by her Siblings and their spouses, Valter and Soazinha Melo of Peabody, Ana and Manuel Ortins of Toronto, Canada, Natal and Eurico Silva of Portugal, Carlos Alberto and Livramento Melo of Portugal and Carlos and Maria Santos of Groveland, MA, and many nieces and nephews and cousins. A Visitation will be held on Monday from 5:00 until 8:00 PM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday at 09:30AM from the funeral home followed by a Funeral Mass in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Walsh Ave. at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem, MA. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the charity of your choice in her memory. For Guestbook and directions, visit www.ccbfuneral.com
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Cemetery Service
Tuesday, October 31, 2017St. Mary's Cemetery226 North StreetSalem, MA11:30AM
Funeral
Tuesday, October 31, 2017Our Lady of Fatima ChurchWalsh AvePeabody, MA 0196010:30AM
Visitation 1
Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home82 Lynn StreetPeabody, MAMonday, October 30, 20175:00PM8:00PM
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