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Obituary for Silva


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday July 23, 2003

Ella G. Silva, 90, daughter of the late Alejandro and Teofila Gonzales of Corrales, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2003 at the Silva family home in Bernalillo. Ella was preceded in death by her husband, James Silva on October 13, 1993. Ella and James raised six children in Bernalillo; Dolores Silva of Bernalillo, Betty, wife of James Edward Parra of Nambe, Deacon James Silva Jr. who preceded both his father and his mother into eternal life in November 1991, Darlene, wife of Robert Sullivan of Phoenix, AZ, and Rose and Antoinette of Rose s Pottery House in Bernalillo. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; and two sisters, Esther G. Martinez of Albuquerque and Cecelia Lloyd of Reserve, NM. Services were held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 7999 Wyoming Blvd. NE, with Father Bill Sanchez, Celebrant. French Mortuary 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE 823-9400