Mrs. Joan F. Silvia

ATTLEBORO - Joan Frances (O’Brien) Silvia, of Attleboro passed away on March 9th, 2016 while residing at the Madonna Manor Nursing Home in North Attleboro.

Mrs. Silvia was 83 years old and was the wife of the late Paul J. Silvia.

Joan was born in Attleboro and after the early death of her parents helped to raise her brothers Alan, Donald, Francis and Jerome. She married Paul Silvia in 1956 and raised her four children while working at the local Attleboro radio station WARA as a sales person. Joan and Paul were active members of the Highland Country Club and the Bearcroft Swim and Tennis Club and for a long time maintained a second home on Cape Cod.

Aside from doting on her grandchildren, Joan loved to travel and was always willing to jump on a plane or a train to see something new. She was an avid reader of the news and an active follower of the stock market. Joan enjoyed a good dinner out and the company of friends and family. She was generous, thoughtful and loving and will be sorely missed.

Mrs. Silvia is survived by her children, Elizabeth Sorenson and her husband William of Hingham, Sean Silvia and his wife Elizabeth (Libby) of Wellesley, Maura Silvia of Pawtucket, RI and her son in law William Outman of Milton, as well as her brothers, Jerome O’Brien of Sandwich and Francis O’Brien of New Hampshire. She was also the beloved grandmother of Gregory and Peter Sorenson, Connor and Catherine Outman and Doyle and Isabel Silvia.

Mrs. Silvia was pre deceased her daughter Patricia Silvia Outman.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Friday, March 11, 2016 from 5 – 7 pm in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck St. Attleboro.

A funeral will be conducted on Saturday at 8 a.m. from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 8:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro.
Burial will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community VNA, 10 Emory Street, Attleboro MA 02703 or online at www.communityvna.com/donate