Anna (Santos) Silva, 92, of New Bedford died March 21, 2009 at New Bedford Health Care Center after a long illness.
She was the wife of the late Miguel M. Silva, "Mike the Cop" for 50 years.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Miguel and Julia (Almeida) Santos, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
Mrs. Silva was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
She was a member of the Sokeno Club.
Survivors include 2 daughters, Jule Mackenzie of West Milan, NH and Elizabeth Rivera of Fairhaven; 4 grandchildren, Kathleen Mackenzie of Fairhaven, William Miguel Kemp of Colorado, Kristine Mitchell of Virginia and Wendy Arcadia Amis of New Bedford; 5 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late John Santos and Antonio Santos.
Funeral from the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals, 495 Park St. New Bedford, Wednesday, March 25th at 8 AM. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption Church at 9 AM. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visiting hours Tuesday, March 24th from 4-8 PM.