Barbara J.

Silva

Barbara Jean Silva of Hollister passed away on February 4, 2023.  She was 93 years old. A lifelong resident of Hollister.  As a young girl, Barbara lived in Tulare California. Her family moved to Gilroy California, where she graduated from Gilroy High School. After graduation, she met the love of her life (Anderw "Choppo" Silva) in a soda fountain shop. That day, their lives were forever changed. Four months later they married in Reno on September 24, 1946.  They spent the next 60 years together until Choppo's death in 2006. Barbara and Choppo had 7 children. Andy, Edith, Beverly, Bobby, Donna, Rusty and Toni. Barbara, worked at the Hollister Cannery at nighttime during tomato season. She delivered papers for the Evening Free Lance, until she was hired full-time with Holex Inx/ Whittaker Corporation, where she retired after 30 years. Barbara love to golf with Choppo,  she played women's  softball, bowled in a bowling league and loved camping with her family and traveling in their RV to various States.  Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, George Well and Edith Meyers. Husband, Andrew "Choppo" Silva, daughter's, Donna Garcia, Beverly Hernandez, bothers, Dales Wells, Richard Wells, sister Joyce Esparza. She is survived by her sister Liz Karis, her sons Andy Silva(Debbie), Rusty Silva(Lind), Bobby Silva(Cindy), daughter's Edith Harriman(Charles), Toni Gutierrez, 20 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, 53 great-great- grandchildren and 11 great-great-great-grandchilderen.

A memorial service will be held at St. Benedicts Church 1200 Fairview road Hollister, CA.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to American Legion Post 69 and or VFW Post 9242