Obituary of Marcionilia E. (Pereira) Silva

Marcionilia E. (Pereira) Silva, 81, of Peabody, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Pilgrim House Rehab Center in Peabody after a long illness. She was the devoted wife of Heitor da Silva. She was born in St., Miguel, Azores, Portugal on August 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Manuel R. and Mariana (dos Reis) Pereira and had resided there before moving to Peabody 42 years ago. She had been employed at the former Ideal Baby Shoe Company in Danvers for 10 years prior to her retirement. Marcionilia had been a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church in Peabody. Surviving her besides her husband are a son and daughter-in-law, Joao and Maria Da Silva of Peabody, a sister Maria Berta of Terceira, Azores, Portugal, two grandchildren, Danielle and Sherri and a great grandson, Evan James all of Peabody and many nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Tuesday morning from 10:00 until 11:30 AM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. John the Baptist Church, 16 Church St., Peabody at 12:00 Noon. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 in her memory.