Connie Robin Silva, 65, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on May 6, 2024 after developing a bacterial blood infection due to complications with hypothyroidism.

Connie was born on August 25, 1958 to Virginia Holcomb and Fred Powell in Muskogee, OK. Connie was a longtime employee for the Bunn-o-Matic Corporation in Springfield, IL. She was married to her first husband, Gerald, for 42 years before his passing in 2020. They went on to have three children, Melissa, Adam, and Andrew. In July 2023, Connie married her second husband, Troy Franks.

Connie was predeceased by her first husband, Gerald, and her daughter, Melissa. She is survived by her second husband, Troy Franks, and her sons Adam (wife Hope) Silva and Andrew (wife Rebecca) Silva, and her grandchildren, Melissa, Anderson, Thatcher, Adler, Ada, and Adelyn.

A memorial service will be held on June 1, 2024, 11am at Prairie Temple Assembly of God church (18700 State Route 4. Virden, IL 62690). She will be laid to rest at a graveside service held on June 3, 2024, 10am at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.aspca.org).