Carol A. Silva, 55, of Woodhawk Way, Litchfield, NH, died Friday, December 20, 2002, at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nashua, NH. She was born in Methuen, MA, on November 9, 1947, a daughter of Arthur LaChance and the late Pearl (Forcier) LaChance. She was a graduate of St. Anne’s High School in Lawrence, MA. Mrs. Silva was employed for 12 years for the City of Nashua, most recently in the City Clerk’s Office. She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Hudson. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and her family. She also enjoyed skiing, traveling in the Caribbean and loved the beach.
She is survived by her husband, Barry J. Silva of Litchfield, two sons, Scott (wife Sandra) Silva of Boston, MA, Glenn (wife Jennifer) Silva of Litchfield, one daughter, Erin Silva of Litchfield, three grandchildren, Sammantha Silva, Allison Silva, Kobbey Silva, her father of Windham, NH, one sister, Brenda Murphy of Saratoga, CA, one brother, Richard LaChance of Salem, NH, several nieces, nephews, cousins, grandnieces and grandnephews.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 28th at 10:00 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Library St., Hudson, NH. The burial will be in the Edgewood Cemetery in Nashua. Friends may call at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry, on Friday from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc. of NH, 9 Cedarwood Dr., Unit 12, Bedford, NH 03110.