Sylvia P. Kirby of Newtown died, Monday, January 6, 2014 at Chandler Hall Hospice in Newtown. She was 93.

Sylvia was the beloved wife of the late Frank Kirby.

Born in Newtown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Notaro Boccardo and sister of the late Leonard, Tony, Nicholas and John Boccardo, Mary Boccardo Roeschen, Ann Boccardo Beats, Rose Boccardo Worrell and Antonella Boccardo Binkley.

Sylvia was a former resident of Philadelphia and Utah before moving to Newtown in 2011. She was the owner and operator of Sylvia’s Beauty Shop in the Lawndale section of Philadelphia for over 30 years until her retirement. In her leisure, she enjoyed traveling to the casinos, playing bingo and crocheting beautiful blankets. Sylvia will be deeply missed by her family and by everyone who came to know her.

Sylvia is survived by her son Frank Welde of Ogden, Utah, her nieces Judith Ann Adams and J. Sharon Reseter, both of Newtown and her brother Joseph Boccardo. Sylvia is also survived by her grandchildren, Frank Welde Jr., Christine, Renee and Marc Welde and Michelle Welde Grigas and great grandchildren Nicole Marie, Alysse, Emily, Andrew, Luke and Ben and her great great grandchildren Kamyah, Alesondra, Kaden Lee and Erin Marie.

Services and interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Chandler Hall Hospice, 99 Barclay Street, Newtown, PA 18940.