Beatrice F. (Monteiro) Bochichio, 96, of New Bedford died February 7, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.
She was the wife of the late Santo J. Bochichio.
Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antonio F. and Marianna (Correia) Monteiro, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Kilian's Church.
Beatrice was full of life and loved her family. She loved music, playing the harmonica, yodeling, singing and dancing.
Survivors include 2 sons, Robert Gonsalves of Orlando, FL and John Gonsalves, and his wife Jude, of Middleboro; a daughter, Carol Raymond, and her husband Donald, of Lansdale, PA; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Gonsalves of New Bedford; a sister, Dorothy McCarthy, of New Bedford; 10 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the grandmother of the late Donna Raymond and Christine Raymond, the great-great-grandmother of the late Timothy Sousa, III and the sister of the late Mary Correira and Rose Tucker.
Private arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remebrances may be made to the Salvation Army, 619 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740.