Joseph Anthony Sylvia

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Joseph Anthony Sylvia Middletown, - Joseph Anthony Sylvia, 91, of 76 Valley Road Middletown, died Saturday, July 31, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.. He was the husband of Kathleen McNutt Sylvia. Born in Tiverton, RI on July 24, 1913, he was the son of Leon Sylvia and Antonia Sylvia. Mr. Sylvia owned and operated the former Joes Sunoco Service Station on Memorial Blvd. in Newport and after he sold his business he worked at the Raytheon Corporation and later at Salve Regina University where he retired in 1993. He served in the U.S.Navy during WW II in the South Pacfic and the Aleutian Islands.Joseph was a communicant of St. Lucy Church in Middletown and enjoyed hunting and fishing over the years.. He is survived by his wife of Fifty five years Kathleen McNutt Sylvia of Middletown, RI, Son Robert J. Sylvia of Middletown, RI, Daughter Barbara A Sylvia of Pawtucket, RI, Grandson Robert J Sylvia Jr of Middletown, RI, Grandson David M Sylvia of Colorado Springs, CO, Granddaughter Abbe A Besse of Assonet, MA, Three Sisters, Emily Curry of Florida Vera Loren of , Florida; Mary Shea of Newport, RI, and Two Great Grandchildren . His funeral will be held , at 8:00 am from the Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI , with a Mass of Christian burial at in St. Lucys Church, 909 West Main Road, Middletown at 9:00 am . Burial will be in the family grave in Hillside Cemetery in Tiverton. Donations may be made in his memory to the Middletown Rescue Wagon Fund, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown, RI 02842SYLVIA - 7/31/2004 In Providence, RI, Joseph Anthony Sylvia, husband of Kathleen McNutt Sylvia . Residence: 76 Valley Road Middletown, RI.. Funeral services will be held on Tuesaday August 3, 2004 at 8:00 am from the Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI , followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at in St. Lucys Church, 909 West Main Road, Middletown, RI at 9:00 AM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours will be Monday Aug. 2, 2004 at 4:00 - 7:00 pm in the Memorial Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to Middletown Rescue Wagon Fund, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown, RI 02842. Online condolences, information, directions: www.memorialfuneralhome.com