Susan C. Silvia Obituary

Susan C. Silvia was faculty at Somerset Berkley Regional High School in Somerset, MA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Susan C. Silvia.

School Role	Faculty
Date of Passing	Jun 27, 2016
About	Susan C. Silvia, 65, a Somerset resident most of her life, died on Monday the 27th day of June at Saint Anne’s Hospital after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma, having been treated at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute for 10 years. Formerly of Fall River and then of Somerset, she was the daughter, and only child, of the late Edward and Deolinda (Cabral) O’Grodnik. She was educated in the Somerset public schools and went on to receive her BS degree from Bridgewater State Teachers College. In 1972 she was married to John Silvia, Jr., also of Somerset. Together, they had three children. Primarily a devoted stay at home mother, after her children grew older, she served as a substitute teacher in the Somerset School system. She also was a past member and president of the former Somerset Women’s P.M. Club and later instituted an annual scholarship, through the Somerset Citizens Scholarship Foundation, on behalf of the Women’s club, which scholarship is given each year to a Somerset-Berkley Regional High School student. She also served as a member and President of the Somerset High School Boosters Club. She additionally was active in numerous charitable organizations, including the Cystic Fibrosis Local Chapter and the American Cancer Society, among others. She leaves her devoted husband, “Jack”, her three sons, John R. Silvia and his fiancée Kristine, Dr. James E. Silvia and his fiancée Hollie, and Justin A. Silvia and his wife Erin. She also leaves her five Grandchildren, John, Madison, Hadley, Anderson and Carter Silvia, and three Step-Grandchildren, Drew, Nathan, and Kayla. She is also survived by her mother-in-law Hortense Silvia, her brother-in-law Jerald Silvia and his wife Laurie, and her brother-in-law Jeffrey Silvia, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.