Pastor Maria R. (Rodrigues) Silva, 76, of New Bedford died Tuesday August 12, 2014 at the Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of Pastor Jose A. Silva.
Born in Maranhao, Brazil, the daughter of the late Raimundo Felix Ribeiro and Salustriana Rodrigues Ribeiro, she lived in New Bedford for many years.
Mrs. Silva was the assistant pastor, ministering with her husband the senior pastor, at the Luso American Assembly of God.
She is survived by her husband, Pastor Jose; five children, Pastor Abel Silva and wife Natalia, Ruth Kheir and husband Antoine, Miriam Lopes and husband Antonio, and Lillian Silva, all of New Bedford, and Isabel Dantas and husband Antonio of Brockton; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Her Funeral Service will be held on Saturday at 9 AM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 7-9 PM. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.