In Plymouth, February 14, 2014 Frederick J. Silvia husband of Donna (McGuire) Silvia died peacefully at home with his family by his side at the age of 65. Born and educated in Taunton, Frederick was the son of the late Oscar and Margaret (Ferreira) Silvia Sr. Frederick moved to Florida and owned and operated his own construction company then he moved to Rhode Island where he worked for Home Depot in Coventry RI. He enjoyed going on motorcycle rides on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was the father of Dr. Tracey Brennan and her husband Dr. Matthew Brennan of RI, and Susan M. Silvia of Florida. Grandfather of Cristiana, Lexie, Kyara, Jack, Brooke and Ava. Brother of Oscar, Donald, Robert, Margaret “Peggy” McDonald and the late Allen Silvia. He is survived by many sisters and brother in-laws and many nieces and nephews. A service will be held at the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington Street in Taunton Thursday, February 20th at 10 AM. Calling hours will be on Wednesday from 6-8 PM. Interment Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI. In lieu of flowers donations in Frederick’s memory may be made to Hope Hospice, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA, 02601 or the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA, 01701.