Donald V Silver Jr

Donald Vernon Silver, Jr. was born on November 17, 1944 to Donald V. and Marguerite P. Silver. He spent most of his life in Boscawen, NH, moving to Franklin, NH in 2013. He passed away peacefully at the NH Veterans Home on April 14, 2025 surrounded by loving family and staff.

At the age of 12-18 he helped raise wolfs and deer with his Grandmother Helennette Silver. Don proudly served in the US Army and was deployed to Vietnam. He spent most of his life working with oxen, pulling at the fairs, logging in the woods, even making ox yokes. He also worked in construction. He loved snowmobiling, motorcycling, etc. as long as it was outdoors.

He is preceded by his son Donald V. Silver, III, parents Donald and Marguerite Silver, Sr. and Sisters Barbara Michaels and Geraldine Ordway. He is survived by a brother Gerald Silver and sister Judith Jones as well as their families and numerous cousins and friends.

A Memorial Gathering will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM at the Cremation Society of NH, 172 King Street, Boscawen, NH. Burial will immediately follow at the NH State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Hwy, Boscawen, NH at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Merrimack County Oxbows, care of Jo Hewes, 548 North Road, Danbury, NH 03230 or Toys for Tots, Concord VFW, 6 Court St., Concord, NH 03301 care of Paul.