- Virginia M. Sylvester, 100, of 9 Nookside Lane, passed away Tuesday (May 15, 2012) at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Lewis Run on Sept. 23, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Humbert and Anna Carrara Piscitelli. On Nov. 22, 1934, in St. Bernard Church, she married Michael Sylvester, who died June 18, 1965.
Mrs. Sylvester attended Lewis Run schools. She worked at the Silk Mill in East Bradford and as a housekeeper for 17 years for the J.W. Bird family and several other local families. She had also worked as a waitress at The Johnson Restaurant, Cavallero's, and Suds & Spuds.
She was a member of St. Bernard Church, the LaStella Lodge Auxiliary, 50+ Group at St. Francis Church, the Italian American Progressive Club and the Bradford Stroke Group. She had volunteered at Bradford Regional Medical Center, the Bradford Nursing Pavilion, and the Senior Center.
Surviving are two daughters, Phyllis A. Sylvester and Kathleen M. Sylvester, both of Bradford; one son, Samuel H. (the late Janet) Sylvester of Bradford; two sisters, Vera Sinibaldi of St. Marys and Louise Stoltz of Bradford; two brothers, James Piscitelli of Bradford and Clem Piscitelli of Langhorne; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Fannie Ross, Vincie Costanzo and Antoinette Caputo; and three brothers, Frank Piscitelli, Steve Piscitelli and Nat Piscitelli.
Family will be receiving friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 East Main St., where a prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Bernard Church with the Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor, as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
|
1911 - 2012 (100 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set