Peacefully, with her family by her side, at Victoria Hospital, London on Monday, December 31, 2018 Maria Silvina Claro in her 70th year. Beloved wife of Manuel Evangelista Claro. Dear mother of Alice Claro-Sousa (Rodrigo) and Paulo Claro. Loving grandmother of Philip Sousa and Christina Sousa and great-grandmother of Madalynne. Also survived by her brothers Manuel Joao Frade and Jorge Victor Frade. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350 William Street, London on Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Holy Cross Church, 10 Elm St. at Hamilton Rd. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Interment in Seixo, Portugal. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Arthritis Society https://arthritis.ca