Joseph A. Silva 92, died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday December 7, 2022.

Born and raised in Peabody, he was the son of the late Anthony Silva and Rose Grace. Joseph was the beloved husband of the late Dolores Silva with whom he shared 70 years of marriage until her passing in 2020. He received his education in the Peabody school system and graduated from Peabody High School, class of 1948.

Joe had been employed for over 40 years as a color matcher and vice president at Henry Leather on Main St. in Peabody until the time of his retirement.

A lifelong resident of Peabody, he was an active member of the Portuguese-American War Veterans Post #1 of Peabody where he was a former commander. He relished his time with his friends at the Post shooting the breeze and having coffee on Saturday and Sunday mornings and was an active presence at all Post functions. He was a Korean war veteran and a member of the Peabody Veterans Council. Joe was also the manager and a longtime former member of the Blue Angels and Chuting Stars Drum & Bugle Corp in Danvers. He enjoyed traveling to the islands with their friends as well as wintering in Marco Island, Florida and hosting their grandchildren for the past twenty years. He enjoyed having his family, friends and neighbors by the family pool and his once a year jump off the diving board. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, great-great grandfather and friend who will be missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by two sons, Robert M. Silva and his wife, Patricia and Brian J. Silva and his wife, Denise, his brother Richard Grace and his wife, Sherry, all of Peabody, five grandchildren, Melissa Silva, Robert M. Silva Jr. and his wife, Erin, Tricia Davis and her husband, Ryan, Samantha Silva and Courtney Silva, seven great grandchildren, Briana Brown and her husband, Evan, Tyler, Alexandra, Sean, Emily, Noah and Bryson, great-great grandchildren, Ethan and Aubree and several nieces and nephews.

His funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 1 Margin St., Peabody, Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours at the Conway Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Portuguese-American War Veterans, 103 Tremont St., Peabody, MA 01960.