Sarah M. Silveira, 95, of New Bedford, MA passed away at her daughter’s home in Florida on Sunday July 19, 2015. The second daughter born to Francisco and Maria (Neves da Cruz) Rosario, she was married to Narcizo Ignacio Silveira.
Mrs. Silveira retired from Eastern Sportswear Manufacturing. She resided at Bedford Towers for many years until moving to Florida in 2014.
Sarah outlived her siblings, oldest sister infant Alice Rosario, Alice Cushman, Isabel Johnson, and Annie Wills, and first granddaughter Debra Silveira-Johnson.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children John Silveira of Dartmouth, Daniel Silveira of Buzzards Bay, and Patricia Silveira of Summerfield, FL, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Her Funeral will be held on Monday July 27, 2015 at 8 AM from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, followed by her Funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption Church at 9 AM. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday July 26, 2015 from 3-5 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Gentiva Hospice Foundation (www.gentivahospicefoundation.org). For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.