Silvestri obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Silvestri, Edith Boudreaux     17 Dec 2010    Dec 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on:  12/17/2010

SILVESTRI, EDITH BOUDREAUX
Edith Boudreaux Silvestri, affectionately known as "Maw E" to her fifteen 
grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and three great-great grand-
children, passed away at her home in Ponchatoula in the company of her 
daughters on Monday, December 6, 2010. She was 91.  Born October 5, 1919, 
in Larose, Louisiana, she was preceeded in death by her husband, Gasper 
Joseph Silvestri, Sr.; her mother, Camilla Barrios Boudreaux; her father, 
Fortune` Boudreaux; three sisters, Edna Templet, Rita Conklin, and Marie 
Bordelon; and one brother, Ernest Boudreaux.  "Mom" is survived by four 
children, Carol Lashouto, Camille Stricker, Gasper Joseph Silvestri, Jr., 
and Michael Wayne Silvestri, along with her thirty-two grandchildren and 
many brothers and sisters in faith at the Ponchatoula, Louisiana 
congregation of JehovahÕs Witnesses.  Mom was a kind, gentle and loving 
mother, yet tough and resilient, having lived independently for nearly 
twenty-five years while battling diabetes and a failing heart. She loved 
her collection of "pets" and baby dolls, old movies and shows, Lawrence
Welk re-runs and her Kingdom Melodies CDs. She never turned down a cup of 
hot coffee and a visit with family or friends. Maw E lived each day with a 
sweetness and innocence that will be sorely missed and impossible to
replace.  Mr. Silvestri was a faithful and adored long-time member of the 
Ponchatoula congregation of JehovahÕs Witnesses. In lieu of flowers her 
family respectfully requests that donations are made to the Ponchatoula 
Kingdom Hall Building Fund.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, 
December 18, 2010, at the Kingdom Hall of JehovahÕs Witnesses in 
Natalbany, Louisiana. Visitation will begin at noon followed by a memorial 
talk at 1 p.m.  

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