Julia C. (Paulo) DaSilva, passed away peacefully on Feb. 17, 2023, at the age of 84. She was born on Aug. 15, 1938 in Alcobaca, Portugal, daughter of the late Joaquim and Maria (da Conceicao) Paulo. Julia worked as a machine operator at Top Flight for many years before she retired. Julia was a communicant of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Assumption Church. She is survived by her husband John DaSilva of Chicopee; one son, John DaSilva and his wife Marie of Chicopee; three daughters, Irene DaSilva of Chicopee, Lisa Jeronimo and her husband Victor of Ludlow and Ann Marie Nembirkow and her husband Stephen of Chicopee; two brothers, Jack Paulo and his wife Delphina; Jesse Paulo and his wife Maria; five sisters, Justina Fusco, Herminia Berger and her husband Don, Grace Mendes and her husband Joe, Lorraine Poirier and her husband Larry, and Alice Carvalho and her husband Joe. Julia leaves behind fifteen grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Julia is predeceased by her son Alexander DaSilva who passed away in 1971, her granddaughter Julianna Marie Nembirkow who passed away in 2008 and her sister Mary C. Morel who passed away in 2021. Calling hours will be held on the morning of the funeral Tues. Feb. 21, from 9:30 – 10:30 AM at the Grise Funeral Home, 280 Springfield St., Chicopee followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Assumption Church at 11:00 AM. Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Julia to St. Stanislaus School, 534 Front St., Chicopee, MA 01013 or to Make a Wish Foundation, https://wish.org. For online condolences, please visit www.GriseFH.com.