Elaine Jean Sullivan

Narragansett, Rhode Island, passed away on September 6, 2022

at her home in Florida.

Born in Providence in the summer of 1946, Elaine was the

daughter of the late Richard P. and Evelyn (Prete) Sullivan and

granddaughter of the late Louis and Gina (Ricci) Prete.

Elaine graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from the University

of Rhode Island. She later went on to complete her nursing

degree to become a Registered Nurse. Prior to her move back

to Florida, she retired from Rhode Island Hospital where she

was a respiratory nurse in the RICU. Elaine was a school nurse

for the last 6 years in Florida.

She is survived by her beloved son Jayson G. Silva and his wife

Eileen of Auburn, Massachusetts, her grandchildren, Liam and

Ethan Silva and her former husband Kenneth C. Silva of New

York.

A service will be held on Saturday, November 19th, at 10 am in

the Russell J. Boyle and Son Funeral Home, 331 Smith St,

Providence. Private burial to follow in St. Ann Cemetery,

Cranston, Rhode Island.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Elaine’s memory to

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN

38105.