Alberto M. Silva
Obituary
Alberto M. Silva died on March 20. He was 92.
Mr. Silva was born on June 8, 1928 to Manuel V. Silva and Maria S. Regalo in St. George, Azores. At a young age, he worked as a dairy farmer in the Azores. In 1959, Mr. Silva married Silvina Bettencourt before coming to work at a dairy farm in the Central Valley. In 1973, he started working at The George Bassi Co., a manufacturer of bins boxes and pallets, in Watsonville. He would work there for 20 years.
Mr. Silva was a self-su?cient farmer, grower and even made his own distilled spirits and wine. He was known for being a hard worker, and even created his own household tools and trained his cousin's Rottweiler. He was a man known to stay true to his values.
Mr. Silva is survived by his wife Silvina Silva, his siblings; Joe Avelar, Luis Silva, and Judy Silva, and his sons; Adelino and Tony Silva.
A limited visitation will be held on April 13 from 10am-noon at Mehl's Colonial Chapel. A limited outdoor rosary and mass will be held at 12:30pm at Valley Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Valley Public Cemetery.
Published in The Pajaronian · April 2, 2021