Sharlett R Okyle

Sharlett R. Okyle passed away suddenly at the age of 88, on October 31, 2022. She was a loving mother to Elisa and Steven Silverman of Boston and Jeffrey Okyle of California. She found great joy in the happiness and success of her six grandchildren.  Sharlett was fortunate to recently spend time with her great-granddaughter and grandchildren. Sharlett was predeceased by her husband, Paul when she was 50 years old.  She never recovered from her first and only love.  They raised their two children in Orange County and later in life she would move to Boston to be near her daughter and son-in-law and her three grandchildren. For many years, Sharlett was an active member and volunteer of Hadassah in Los Angeles, Boston and Boca Raton.  She learned Russian to help support the Jewish immigrants that were arriving in America. She will be buried in Los Angeles next to her beloved and surrounded by her loving family. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Sharlett R. Okyle to support  the Silverman Women’s Research Fund for BRCA and Related Genes at: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute P.O. Box 849168 Boston, MA 02284    or via dana-farber.org/gift.