Margaret “Meg” (Silva) Burke, of Edgartown, died unexpectedly on Oct. 18. She was 56.
Meg was born on Oct. 23, 1969, in Boston, and lived with her parents Christine Wilkins and Jesse Silva in Melrose and Medford.
She was married to David M. Burke of Braintree. They settled in Edgartown, and enjoyed 27 wonderful loving years of marriage.
She earned her associate’s degree from Fisher College in Boston. She worked at Medford Savings Bank, Select Appointments North America of Wakefield,, Reynolds Rappaport, Kaplan and Hackney Law Firm of Edgartown and Burke Public Adjusters of Edgartown.
She was the loving mother of Dylan Burke and Dyana Burke.
She enjoyed being with family and friends, walking her dog Bailey, sitting by the fireplace and by the pool. She also enjoyed traveling, especially with lifelong friend Sherry Santini of Hyannis.
Meg is survived by her mother Christine Wilkins of Naples, Fla., sister Katrina Patterson and her husband William of Gales of Ferry, Conn.. and her cousin Brian Wilkins and his wife Dawn of Weymouth.
Meg’s close in-laws includes mother in-law Gail Burke and late father in-law Richard Burke of Plymouth, Kathleen Carey of Pembroke, Kevin Burke and his wife Alejandra of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Joanne Hajjar of Marshfield and Richard Burke and his wife Stacy Sanders of Weymouth.