Louis E. Sylvia
March 22, 1930 ~ July 18, 2015
SERVICES: 1:00 p.m. Saturday July 18, 2015 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home OFFICIATING CLERGY: Rev. Charles Aigner FINAL RESTING PLACE: Garland Brook Cemetery VISITATION: 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: East Columbus United Methodist Church or Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Louis Sylvia, 85, passed away at home at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. He was born in Greensburg, Indiana to Burness and Alta Christian Sylvia on March 22, 1930. He married Shirley Rice on June 25, 1950. Louis retired from Cummins after working there 28 years. He was a member of the East Columbus United Methodist Church. He had a great love for the big bands from the 40's and 50's, especially Glenn Miller and Stan Kenton. In high school, Louis played drums for a band whose members later became the Four Freshmen. Louis was preceded in death by his sister, Louise; and brother-in-law, Raymond. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; a sister, Beverly (Larry) Coon; daughters, Sheryl McQuinn of Valparaiso, Indiana and Marcia Sylva of Columbus; sons, Vaughn (Tina) Sylva of Columbus, Dana(Monica) Sylvia of Taylorsville, and Harlan(Shawn) Sylvia of North Vernon; grandchildren, Brian (Jael) Sylva, Elizabeth (Nick) Corbolotti, Jennifer (Brian) Church, Carri (Cory) Brandt, Amy (Cory) Hussung, David (Jane) McQuinn, Megan (Gabe) Holbura, Heather (Tom) Pozywala, Chris (Aaron) Warner, Shane (Jenny) Elifritz, Anthony Sylvia, Jessica Sylvia, Cierra (Keeton) Carman, Sgt. Zachariah (Ashley) Sylvia; 31 great-grandchildren, Seth, Ben, Jonathan, Justin, David, Brayden, Addison, Devon, Colton, baby Church, Landon, Ty, Kaitlyn, Alaina, Chloe, Maggie, Luke, Makayla, Aubrey, A.J., Marc, Eli, Mia, Victoria, Alexandrea, Hunter, Josh, Storm, Joshua, Bristol and Isaiah; and 2 great-great grandchildren, Adam and Lexi.
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So sorry for your loss.Louis will be missed. So sorry we can’t be there, but our Thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Celebrate his life. From Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918, Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral– Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each other That we are still Call me by my old familiar name Speak to me in the easy way you always used Put no difference into your tone Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow Laugh as we always laughed At the little jokes we always enjoyed together Play, smile, think of me, and pray for me Let my name be ever the household word that it always was Let it be spoken without effort Without the ghost of a shadow in it Life means all that it ever meant It is the same as it ever was There is absolute unbroken continuity What is death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind? Because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you for an interval Somewhere very near Just around the corner All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost One brief moment and all will be as it was before How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Your forever in my heart, Dad There is an emptiness without you, but I know we’ll meet again oneday. LOVE YOU, to heaven and back.
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