Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 06:20:49 :
Marin Journal
Thursday, August 27, 1942
Page 1
Funeral Service for Mrs. Martha Sylva Held Here Monday
Funeral service was held last Monday for Mrs. Martha (Cochrane) Sylva, who passed away last Friday in a hospital here after a long illness.
Mrs. Sylva was a member of a pioneer Marin county family, daughter of Lena and the late Patrick H. Cochrane, and wife of Dr. Francis K. Sylva, member of the territorial legislature of Hawaii, and who has extensive property interests in the islands.
Besides her mother, Mrs. Sylva leaves two sons, Lieut. Francis Sylva and Robert Sylva; a daughter, Barbara Sylva; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Kelly and Mrs. Jordan L. Martinelli.
Mrs. Sylva came to the mainland with other refugees following the Pearl Harbor attack. She was born in San Rafael.
The eldest son, Lieut. Sylva, is in the islands and is now with his wife at Honolulu. Robert is a Stanford student and Barbara attends Dominican College.
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