Mariana Alvarez Sylvester

Palm Beach. She was born in Havana, Cuba on November 9, 1945 to the late Roberto and

Dalia Alvarez. At the age of 15, she moved to West Palm Beach, FL where she met the love of

her life, Johnny, living across the street on Florida Ave. to later marry him at the age of 19 on

April 24, 1965.

As a young child she was in a convent. When she moved to West Palm Beach, FL she

attended Palm Beach High School where she fully enjoyed being in Chorus and then went on

to Palm Beach Junior College. She has worked at ITT Semiconductors, her Aunt’s nursery

school, ran her own nursery school “Wonderful World”, and then worked as a Language

Facilitator and in the ESOL program at Belvedere Elementary. She loved helping and teaching

children.

Mariana was a devout Catholic attending St. Juliana Church and always praying her rosary.

She was a devoted, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She is known as being a

warrior, never giving up and staying strong, right up until the very end. She enjoyed the beach,

going to the movies, going out to eat, and dancing. She loved gardening and her green thumb

showed. Green just so happens to have been her favorite color. She especially loved her

orchids. Orchids represent love, beauty, and strength and coincidentally Mariana had exactly

those. She enjoyed crafts and creating many beautiful things. She also enjoyed playing Bunco

with her friends. But what she enjoyed the most was her family.

Mariana A. Sylvester is predeceased by her beloved husband of 37.5 years, John Philip

Sylvester; her parents Roberto and Dalia Alvarez; and her brothers Roberto Alvarez and

Fernando Alvarez.

She is survived by her three children: Cynthia Sylvester Brownell (Daryl), John Sylvester (Angel),

and James Sylvester (Sasha); her eight grandchildren: Colton and Wyatt Brownell; Elizabeth,

Genevieve, and Madeleine Sylvester; Landon and Scarlett Sylvester and Michael Trevino; her

sister Dalia E. Alvarez; her cousins Luis Felipe and Armando Felipe; in-laws, numerous nieces,

nephews, and friends; and her dog Ginger. Mariana had a heart of gold, she loved and was

loved. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

The family is having Visitation on Wednesday, January 13th from 5-8pm with a service at 7pm

at Quattlebaum Funeral Home, 6411 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. dignitymemorial.com A

Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, January 14th at 10:30am at Saint Juliana Catholic

Church, 4500 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach. Interment to be followed at Hillcrest Memorial

Park in West Palm Beach. Flowers are welcome or you can make donations in memory of

Mariana Sylvester to the charity of your choice.