Josephine Silvestri passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on December 8 2022. Josephine was a lifelong resident of FairLawn. Her family ties to FairLawn date back to 1918. Many fun family picnics and holiday parties were spent as a child and throughout her adult life on the multi generational family properties. In the 1950’s, she worked as a seamstress in a Paterson coat factory. She was married 42 years to her beloved husband, Sam, who died in 1999. Josephine and Sam would travel across the US to attend Indy car races to see their favorite driver,Mario Andretti. She loved to sew and tailor clothing. She enjoyed craft projects and making homemade manicotti.
Josephine is survived by her loving and devoted children: daughter-Christine and her husband Anthony, son- Carmine and his wife Debbie. She was predeceased by her beautiful daughter, Karen in 1978. She is survived by cousins and many nieces and nephews.
We have faith she will be reunited with Sam, Karen, her parents-Louise,Joseph and Tony, her sisters-Anita and Carol and all the family and friends who passed before her.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Josephine’s memory to the Alzheimer's of NJ, Alzheimer’s New Jersey, 425 Eagle Rock Avenue, #203, Roseland, NJ 07068 or St Jude’s Children, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or a local Veterans Organizations.