Sylvia was born in Washington, DC to Myer and Bertha Cohn on July 16, 1930. She went to Anacostia High School in DC. She was happily married to John Walsh for over 50 years. She worked for Thompson’s Dairy as a Bookkeeper and also for Wig Fair; in later years she loved working in the Tennis Shop at Indian Springs Country Club and Aspen Hill Tennis Club and was beloved by all who knew her at the clubs for her happy and friendly nature.
Sylvia is preceded in death by her parents Myer and Bertha, two brothers Claude and Leonard, one granddaughter Brandy and one step-daughter, Connie Savia.
Sylvia is survived by her husband John, sons Richard and Michael, grandson Tommy, and daughters-in-law Hilary and Michele. She is also survived by five stepchildren, Diane Rose and her husband John, Gloria Parker and her husband Earl, Patricia Charland and her husband Ralph Detweiler, John Walsh and his wife Irene, JoAnn Rosenberger and her husband Jimmy, and numerous step-grand and great-grandchildren.
Sylvia was known as a kind and caring person who loved her family, friends and pets; she loved to make her famous cheesecake for nearly every event and she did beautiful crochet work, making blankets for family, friends and newborn babies. She loved to share in other’s joys and accomplishments and loved to share her own family’s stories. She would always be there to listen and was truly a great mother and friend to all. She may have only stood at 4’11” tall, but she was a fierce and determined fighter, having beat both lung cancer and breast cancer.
A private Celebration of Life and interment will take place in the coming weeks. Burial will be at George Washington Cemetery in Adelphi, MD. Arrangements are by Hines Rinaldi Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Tyanna Foundation - https://tyanna.org, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - https://www.stjude.org.
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