Peter A. Silbo Jr.

Peter A. Silbo, Jr., 73, of Wood Ave., Wethersfield, beloved husband for 48 years of Mary (Scavetta) Silbo, died suddenly on Monday, (September 1, 2003) at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hartford on May 17, 1930, he was the youngest child of the late Potito and Anna (DePaolis) Silbo, and lived in Wethersfield for over 40 years. He was a graduate of Bulkeley High School, class of 1948. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and served in Germany. He had worked briefly in the insurance industry and was the owner and operator of Pete's Barber Shop on Franklin Avenue in Hartford for many years. Peter was a long-time parishioner of Corpus Christi Church. He was a member of the St. Patrick-St. Anthony Social Club and the VFW Post #9929, and a former member of the Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Elks. He formerly coached in the George D. Ritchie Youth Soccer League and Wethersfield Youth Basketball. Pete was a fan of the Hartford Whalers, New York Yankees, Washington Redskins, UCONN basketball and enjoyed trips to the casinos. Besides his wife, he leaves his beloved twin sons and their families, Peter and Sharon, Daniel and Maura and their daughter, Grandpa's beloved Maggie Elizabeth, and their son expected in December, all of Wethersfield; his aunts, Yolanda and Ed Fiorentino of West Hartford and Lil and Mike Curcio of Hartford; his sisters-in-law, Viola Silbo of Southington, Anna and Bob Liegl of Hartford, and Ruth Scavetta of South Windsor; also many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Rose Goiangos, a brother, Michael Silbo, a brother-in-law, Vincent Scavetta; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mark Anthony and Rose (Laponte) Scavetta. The funeral will be Thursday at 9:15 a.m. from the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Corpus Christi Church, Wethersfield. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Friends may call today from 4-8 p.m. at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Corpus Christi School Renovation Fund, 581 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield 06109 or St. Peter's Church Renovation Fund, 160 Main St. Hartford 06103.