New Bedford – Artur M. Azevedo, age 78 of New Bedford passed away, unexpectedly, on Monday March 23, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the loved husband of Carmen (Botelho) Azevedo and the son of the late Francisca (Pacheco) and the late Manuel Azevedo. He was born in St. Michael, Azores and, after moving to this country in 1970, Artur was the proprietor of a gift shop and a fish market.
His surviving family includes his wife, Carmen Azevedo, of New Bedford; 2 children: Hernani “Ronny” Azevedo and his wife, Robyn, of Dartmouth, Erin Azevedo-Botelho and her husband, Flavio, of New Bedford; 5 grandchildren: Tyler Reeves, Kamilla Botelho, Koty Azevedo, Savanah Botelho and Brooke Azevedo; 10 siblings: Sophia, Teresa, Liliana, Jaime, Alvarao, Fernanda, Luis, Oliver, Manuela and Rosa; as well as several nieces and nephews.
His funeral will be Saturday beginning in the funeral home at 8:45 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 9:45 A.M. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visiting hours will take place in the funeral home on Friday evening in the funeral home from 6 – 8 P.M. Arrangements placed in the care of Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St. in New Bedford.