Dave Matthews’ mother Valerie dead at 89: Rock star was at her bedside in her last moments

By SAMEER SURI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 21:14 GMT, 19 February 2025 | Updated: 21:18 GMT, 19 February 2025

Dave Matthews’ mother Valerie Matthews has died at the age of 89 after suffering a health downturn due to natural causes and going into hospice care.

The 58-year-old rock star and his siblings Jane and Peter were at Valerie’s bedside when she died on February 9, sources have informed TMZ. 

Shortly before, Dave had canceled an appearance at a January 30 benefit concert for Los Angeles wildfire relief, owing to a ‘critical illness in the family.’ 

Valerie succumbed to her health problems at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia after a battle with Alzheimer’s, according to her obituary on Legacy.com.

She was born Valerie Anne Borchers in 1935, in Potchefstroom, South Africa and married Dave’s father John Matthews in Johannesburg in 1961.

John and Valerie were married for 15 years until he died of Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of just 45 – when Dave was only 10 years old. 

Dave Matthews’ mother Valerie Matthews has died at the age of 89 after suffering a health downturn due to natural causes and going into hospice care

Valerie succumbed to her health problems at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia after a battle with Alzheimer’s, according to her obituary on Legacy.com

She worked in architecture in a variety of locales, including not just Johannesburg but also London, Cambridge, upstate New York and then Charlottesville.

:
Dave Matthews’ mother Valerie dead at 89: Rock star was at her bedside in her last moments

***
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk