Barbara J. Mallett

Bridgewater Barbara J. (Silipo) Mallett, age 51 years, passed away Sunday, at her home, following a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of 30 years of David E. Mallett. Born in Brockton, she was a daughter of Roberta (Steele) Smith of Florida and the late Richard G. Smith. Barbara was a graduate of West Bridgewater High School, Class of 1974, and attended the Vespar George Art School in Boston and also graduated from Springfield College. She was the program director for the East Bridgewater YMCA and also for the YMCA of Cape Cod. Barbara also served as the program director for the Supportive Adult Day Program for the Bourne Council on Aging and the general manager of the Club Fit Health Club in West Bridgewater. She enjoyed sail boating, traveling and bike riding on Cape Cod Canal and was a lover of animals. She was also a longtime member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brockton. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Campbell and husband Adam of Halifax; a son, Jeffrey Mallett of Bridgewater; a stepson, James Mallett and wife Jennette of Plymouth; a brother, David R. Silipo and friend Karen Rasnick of Marshfield; and a granddaughter, Allison Campbell; as well as two aunts and a cousin. A funeral service will be held Thursday, May 29, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 900 Main St., Brockton. Cremation will follow the service and interment will be at a later date in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. in the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 647 Main St., Brockton. Memorial gifts may be made to the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 900 Main St., Brockton, MA 02301, or the Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368. For additional information or to send a condolence, please visit www.d-mfh.com.