Frederick (Fred) Silver, 89, of Newington, died Jan. 9. He was the husband of Bertha (Finkelstein) Silver. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., he was the son of the late Samuel and Francis Silver. He was also predeceased by his brother Robert Silver and his wife Susan. He served in the United States Air Force for four years, doing communications and code analysis during the Korean War. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Jay and wife Gerri, their two daughters Alexandra Silver and Samantha and husband Chase, and son Grayson Marshall; Bonnie and husband Joseph Salafia and their daughters Jessica and husband Frank, and sons Frank and Luca Antonacci, Brittany and husband JJ and sons Joey and Leo Alvarez; Shari and husband Sander and daughter Haley Feingold; Allyson Silver and fiance Jim Cyr and children, Alexis, Daniel and Nick Pestrichello.