TAUNTON – Frances Mary (Silvia) Ulak of Taunton, 76, died at the Taunton Nursing Home on April 3, 2014.
Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Julia (Prado) Silvia.
She was raised and educated in Taunton by her mother and stepfather, Louis Vaz, and was a 1955 graduate of Taunton High School.
Employed for several years by the former Bay State Gas Company as a secretary, she retired in 1993 due to illness.
Frances loved Cape Cod, and in 1997 moved to the Cape where she lived until 2013.
Survivors include a son; a daughter; six grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Funeral services are private at the convenience of the family.
Calling Hours are respectfully omitted.
Mrs. Ulak will be interred at St. Joseph Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials donations in her name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to Friends of the Taunton Animal Care Facility, 821 West Water St. Taunton, MA 02780.
Arrangements are by the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton, MA.
www.silvafuneralhome.com.