Manuel Q. “Manuel Alvos” Bettencourt
LOWELL
Manuel Q. “Manuel Alvos” Bettencourt, 83, a longtime Lowell resident,
passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at home with his
beloved family surrounding him. He was the husband of Maria Guteberta
(Carvalho) Bettencourt, with whom he would have celebrated their 57th
year of marriage this December.
He
was born in Graciosa, Azores, Portugal on August 27, 1936 and was a son
of the late Joao A. Bettencourt and the late Maria C. (Quadros)
Bettencourt. He was raised and educated in Graciosa and worked as a
farmer in Graciosa until 1983 when he came to the United States. He
settled in Lowell’s Back Central neighborhood where he has resided for
the past 37 years.
“Manuel Alvos”, as he was known
throughout the community, was a longtime member of St. Anthony’s Church
and the Holy Ghost Society. He enjoyed tending to his gardens and his
grapevines, with which he made his own wine. He valued time spent with
his family and traveling, especially back to his native Graciosa.
He worked as a greenskeeper for the Vesper Country Club in
Tyngsborough for over 25 years before his retirement in the early
2000’s.
Besides his beloved wife, Maria, he is
survived by his children; Maria C. Bettencourt and her husband,
Agostinho, of Lowell, Ana Nogueira of Lowell and Carmelina Ciccarello
and her husband, Cosmo Jr., of Stoneham, his grandchildren, Kevin
Bettencourt and his wife Anne, Kelly Bettencourt and Nuno Nogueira, all
of Lowell, and Cosmo and Mia Ciccarello, both of Stoneham, his sister in
law, Maria Carvalho of Lowell and his nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
He was also the brother in law of the late Francisco Carvalho.
