Bettencourt, Merces A. (Da Silva) of Cambridge, July 31, 2019 at age 97. Devoted wife of the late Manuel A. Bettencourt. Loving mother of Manuel Bettencourt and his wife Maria, Joseph Bettencourt and his wife Luciana. Cherished grandmother of Michael, Blake, Roxane, and Ashley Bettencourt. Adored great-grandmother of Isabella and Nathan Bettencourt. Also survived by her sisters Lurdes Santos, Candida Leite, Ilda Santos, her brothers Carlos and Serafim Mendonca, many nieces, nephews and, other loving relatives and friends. Visiting hours at the Rogers Funeral Home, 380 Cambridge St., Cambridge on Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 8:00 am to 9:30 am. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Anthony’s Church, 400 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue in Cambridge at 10:00 am. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215.