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Jan E. Silvia

FUNERAL HOME

Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home

382 First Parish Road

Scituate, Massachusetts

Jan Silvia Obituary

Of Holbrook, formerly of Scituate, died at South Shore Hospital on November 6, 2007, age 51, after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jan has been married to his high school sweetheart, Paige for 30 years. He worked for Interstate Distributors for 31 years and was a member of the local Teamsters. Jan was an avid boater and fisherman. Loving husband of Paige (Woodgate) Silvia. Son of Bertha (Lavalle) Silvia of Norwell and the late Edward J. Silvia. Devoted father of Christin Schwartz and her husband Joseph of Bridgewater, Danielle Silvia and her husband Gary Collins of Hingham and Shauna Silvia of Holbrook. Brother of Evonne Silvia of West Bend, WI, Susan Agostino and her husband Joseph of Hingham, Jason Silvia and his wife Nancy of Norwell. Grandfather of Gary, Olivia, Ella and Nicholas. Also survived by three nieces, three nephews and many close friends. Funeral at the Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Rd., SCITUATE on Saturday, November 10th at 10 AM, followed by burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Scituate. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Lustgarten Foundation For Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Ave Bethpage, NY 11714. Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home (781) 545-0196

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Published by Boston Globe from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Jan Silvia

27 Entries

Erica Luz

November 13, 2007

Christin and Family,

I am so sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.

Erica Luz

Craig Beach

November 10, 2007

Dear Paige and Family,
My sincere condolences to you at Jan's passing. Unfortunately, I lost touch with Jan/Rocco many years ago in the 1970s and did not know that he was so sick. Jan, Tom Duggan and I had some great times together. I especially remember the summer of 1973 hanging out down in the Harbor, being on Jan's father's boat and cruising the town in Jan's tan, convertible Chevy Nova. He was really into listening to J. Geils that summer. Jan had a fun-loving spirit and smile. I pray that you are comforted by the good memories of times together in the days ahead. May you rest in peace, Jan.

Nicole Gavin and Family

November 9, 2007

Christin and family,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.

Tom Duggan

November 9, 2007

Rocko- that's how I remember him- though I don't think I ever called him that. How we began to hang out together I can't recall- but hang out we did. We crawled under and around junk cars to get parts for our cars to keep them running (Mr. Silvia actually did the work- we just handed him tools). We didn't drive far, just the usual route- school to Pegotty Beach to Egypt Beach to Minot Beach to 'the pits' to Quincy Gas- then repeat. We slept out on the Silvia's family boat, 'borrowed' Jason's runabout for late night high speed harbor tours- always ending with a stop at Jan's favorite place, the all night donut shop- usually ending with Harbormaster Pooler telling us to 'get back to the boat right now and if I see you out again tonight you know what will happen'. We knew what would happen- a call to Mr. Silvia, or a tip-off to Jason that we used his boat- both to be avoided at all costs. Jan liked living on the edge- but not that close to the edge- so back to the boat we would go, Jan carefully calculating the fuel usage in Jason's boat so he could replace it in the morning.

We lost track of each other years and years ago, but when I am torturing my family with stories from 'when I was a kid', Jan's name comes up often- and it always makes me smile. He was funny, sneak-up-on-you smart, and adventurous- bigger than life. I am happy to learn how successful he was in work and in family and sad to learn of his passing. I would like to express my sincerest condolences to his entire family.

Scott and Donna Semel

November 9, 2007

Jason,
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family during this very difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Scott and Donna

BreAnne Peardon

November 9, 2007

Paige and Family,

I am very sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Love,
BreAnne Peardon

Mary Parker

November 8, 2007

Jason,my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. May you find comfort in the joys you have shared.

Tim Cox

November 8, 2007

Paige and Family,Very sorry to hear about Jan. It was great working with him all those years and he made Interstate a little more bearable.God bless.

Timothy Davis

November 8, 2007

Deepest sympathy to you Jason and Justin. His legacy is alive in both of you.

The Staff of Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home

November 8, 2007

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Laurie (Pospeshil) Fiore

November 8, 2007

Paige and family,

I am very sorry to hear of Jan’s passing. It seems like only yesterday we were all enjoying the carefree days of Scituate. The memories are too numerous to mention, but Jan (a/k/a Rocco) was a legend back in “the day”. He was always fun to be around, and there certainly was never a dull moment. Jan was a strong person, and fought to the end, and I am sure you are now a stronger person because of Jan’s plight.

Take comfort in the fact that you are surrounded by caring friends and family that will help you and your family get through this extremely difficult time.

Please let me know if I can help in any way.

Bob and Shirley Davis

November 7, 2007

We are very sorry to hear of the Jan's passing. Jan was a great guy and will be missed by many. We have fond memories of Jan and boating in the summer.

Megan and Josh Vernon

November 7, 2007

Christin - Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family at this difficult time.

Linda (Burlone) and Bob Melchione

November 7, 2007

This is a great loss for all who knew and loved Jan. My brother spoke of his great friendship with Jan for many, many years. There are so many memories to keep in your heart. We feel your grief and wish you love and peace.

Margie Zucker

November 7, 2007

Dear Paige, I am so sorry to hear of Jan's passing. I have many fun memories of you and "Rocko" back in school in his yellow car. I lost my husband 7 years ago and my heart goes out to you and your family during this sad time. Rest in peace, Jan. Margie (Horne) Zucker