Barbara M. (Cavicchi) Betzold 80, of Halifax formerly of Whitman, died Wednesday June 17th, after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Attorney Harold J. Betzold, Jr.
Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman, where she spent most of her life before moving to Halifax 13 years ago. She was the beloved daughter of the late Armando and Benilde (Ferrari) Cavicchi .She was a graduate of Whitman High Class of 1946.
In her younger years she worked at the family business .F. Cavicchi and Co., a fruit and produce retail business. She then graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida with BA in Psychology, where she met her husband Harold.
Barbara was a well know realtor in the South Shore area and worked for Jack Conway & Co. for more than 30 years. She managed the Conway office in Hanson for several years before her retirement in 2008.
She was an active citizen of the Whitman community and served on the board of two local banks. She was a former member of the Whitman Mother’s Club and a former communicant of the Holy Ghost Church of Whitman, where she taught CCD for many years. She donated many hours to, and was a very successful fund raiser for Cystic Fibrosis.
Her grandchildren were a joy to her and a very important part of her life.
Barbara’s gift was her kindness to others, hard work and passion for life , all of which she shared with so many family, friends and fellow co-workers.
She will be lovingly remembered by her many friends, nieces, nephews and fellow realtors.
She was the adored mother of Rosemary Betzold-Couzens of New York, Linda Betzold-Rivas of California, the late H. John Betzold III, Janet Linder of New York, and Kathleen Batista of Southborough, MA., the loving grandmother of twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Frederick, Ralph and Edward, Cavicchi.
Her services will be held Tuesday June 23 at 10:15 AM from the Blanchard Funeral Chapel Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) Whitman, followed by funeral mass at 11 AM in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial will follow in the St. James Cemetery, Whitman. Visiting hours will be held Monday June 22 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Donations in her name may be made to Cystic Fibrosis 220 North Main Street / Suite 104 Natick, MA 01760 or the Old Colony Hospice One Credit Union Way Randolph, MA 02368 or the Leukemia Society Box 4072 Pittsfield, MA 01202.