Funeral services will be held for Barbara (Francis) Silvia on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Chapman Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The longtime treasurer for the Red Stocking Fund and Vineyard Haven resident died on Dec. 2 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 68 and was well-known and well-loved on the Vineyard for her community service work.

Interment will take place immediately after the funeral service on Wednesday at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven. A reception will follow at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs. Please bring a dish to share.

Donations may be made in her memory to the Red Stocking Fund, PO Box 600, Edgartown, MA 02539.

Mrs. Silvia was predeceased by her husband, Gilbert R. Silvia in June of 2010. She is survived by her children, Kenneth P. Silvia, Michael J. Silvia and his wife, Danelle of Vineyard Haven, and Deborah and her husband Ronald Denoncourt of Plymouth; six grandchildren, Michael J. Dube, Adam and Travis Lanoie, Antone Silvia, and Jacob and Luke Silvia; and one great-grandchild, Damon Silvia.

Please visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book and information.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette.