Cynthia Isebel Kelly Silva, 52, of Del Rey Oaks died Monday, Jan. 11 at the Monterey Peninsula Hospital after a battle with cancer.

Born on Feb. 6, 1957, she moved from Santa Cruz to Oakdale with her family in 1992, and lived here for more than 15 years.

Mrs. Silva was an employee at Oak Valley Hospital for more than 10 years.

She loved the ocean and lighthouses, as well as crafts of all sorts. She was never afraid to try new things. She was a very caring person who would go out of her way to help others. She enjoyed spending all the time she could playing with her grandchildren and watching her family grow.

She was a great wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend.

She is survived by her husband, Dennis Silva of Del Rey Oaks; daughters, Angie Gaona of Ceres and Rebecca Kelly of Valley Springs; son, Anthony Beavers of Utah; mother, Anne Harrell of Santa Cruz; brothers, Jerry of Elk Grove and Ronald Hall of Colorado; sister, Sue McMurphy of Los Banos; grandchildren, Rosemary, Anna, Cynthia, Ocean, and Ashton.

She was preceded in death by her father, Fredrick Hall.

Memorial services are pending. For information, contact her husband Dennis Silva at (831) 920-1248.