Michael W. “Mike” Silverman, 73, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Lawrence) Silverman, with whom he celebrated 51 years of marriage.
Mike was born in St. Louis, MO, on May 9, 1952, to the late Clifford L. Silverman Sr. and Mary V. (Jones) Silverman. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1968 and served as a Scoutmaster in Ohio and Texas. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Capital University, Bexley, OH, in June 1974. He was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force on June 1, 1974. He earned dual master’s degrees in management and business administration from Webster University in St. Louis, MO, in 1983. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Air War College in 2002. He retired from USAF/ANG on June 1, 2004.
Mike had 30 years of total military service, traveling worldwide. He was a LtCol, USAF Reserve (Retired)/Air National Guard with Dual service in the USAF and the U.S. Navy. He was a USAF Command Master Pilot, an instructor with 7,900 military flight hours, and a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Qualified pilot and instructor pilot. He had several thousand hours with U.S. Airways and in numerous civil aircraft. he held the FAA Transport Pilot certificates with type ratings, FAA instrument, and multi-engine instructor certifications.
In retirement, Mike was a federal special investigator and trainer for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (US/OPM); a motor coach driver for Hagey Tours; a school bus driver; and a CDL-A tractor-trailer driver. He was a senior Aerospace Science instructor for USAF Jr. ROTC at West Philadelphia High School, SY 2011/2012.
Mike was involved with Go2 Ministries (church planting) from 2012 to 2016. He was an elder at Penn Valley Church in Telford. More recently, he was an active member of Calvary Chapel in Lebanon, PA, with service in ministries involving ushering, visitations, street evangelism, and was a Calvary Lebanon Chaplain. He was also involved with serving veterans on hospice care of NVDA (No Veteran Dies Alone) at the Lebanon VA Medical Center and Caring Hospice Services of Lancaster, PA.
Mike was known for having a love of woodworking, pen turning, motorcycle riding, and fishing.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are his son, Jason Silverman, PhD, of Helsinki, Finland; brother, Clifford L. Silverman Jr., of Columbus, OH; sister, Lani J. Sunyak, of Parma, OH; and nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Larry E. Silverman and Fred L. Silverman.
A celebration of life will be held on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., at Calvary Chapel, 740 Willow St., Lebanon. Internment will follow at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. A funeral procession will begin to line up on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., at Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 618 E. Main St., Annville. The procession will leave at 2 p.m. Interment will take place at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Calvary Chapel Lebanon, 740 Willow St., Lebanon, PA 17046, or a charity of your choice..
