ObituaryVirginia Sylvester

Virginia M. Sylvester, 100, of 9 Nookside Lane, passed away, Tuesday, May 15th, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Lewis Run, on September 23, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Humbert and Anna (Carrara) Piscitelli. On November 22, 1934 in St. Bernard Church she married Michael Sylvester who died June 18, 1965.

Mrs. Sylvester attended Lewis Run Schools. She worked at the Silk Mill in East Bradford and as a housekeeper for 17 years for the J. W. Bird family and several other local families. She had also worked as a waitress at The Johnson Restaurant, Cavallero's, and Suds & Spuds.

She was a member of St. Bernard Church, the LaStella Lodge Auxiliary, 50 + Group at St. Francis Church, the Italian American Progressive Club and the Bradford Stroke Group. She had volunteered at the Bradford Regional Medical Center, the Bradford Nursing Pavilion, and the Senior Center.

Surviving are two daughters, Phyllis A. Sylvester and Kathleen M. Sylvester, one son, Samuel H. (the late Janet) Sylvester, all of Bradford, two sisters, Vera Sinibaldi of St. Marys, and Louise Stoltz of Bradford, two brothers, James Piscitelli of Bradford, and Clem Piscitelli of Langhorne, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters Fannie Ross, Vincie Costanzo, and Antoinette Caputo, three brothers Frank Piscitelli, Steve Piscitelli and Nat Piscitelli.

Family will be receiving friends on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 2 to 4pm & 6 to 8pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., 372 East Main Street, where a prayer service will be held at 10:30, Saturday May 19th, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00am in St. Bernard Church, with Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.

Memorial, if desired, may be made to charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolences can be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com

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