Clifford A. Pacocha Sr.'s Obituary
Clifford A. Pacocha Sr. age 88, of Waukesha, WI, formerly of Amherst Jct. passed away peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at his home in Waukesha, WI.
He was born on September 25, 1934 in Amherst Jct., son of Stanley and Anastacia (Frymark) Pacocha.
He went to school at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic School and began working in construction and manufacturing. He worked for many years at American Motors and Knuth Masonry Construction where he drove a Pettibone. He retired in 1996.
In 1959, Clifford met his wife, Caroline Cicirello from Milwaukee in Amherst when Caroline was visiting her sister. Clifford and Caroline married October 22, 1960 in Milwaukee and went on to have six children: Cliff, Charles, Carolyn, Andrew, Anthony and Benny.
Clifford enjoyed watching the Packers and Brewers with his family. He loved to play bingo, especially with his beloved wife Caroline. He also loved playing the lottery and buying scratch-offs. One of his favorite sayings: So, what’s New
Clifford survived by his children, Clifford Jr. (Doreen) Pacocha of Amherst Jct., Charles (Michael) Pacocha of Milwaukee, WI, Carolyn Pacocha of Waukesha, WI, Andrew (Lisa) Pacocha of Wauwatosa, WI and Benny (Yolanda) Pacocha of Waukesha, WI; fifteen grandchildren, Justen (Kayla) Pacocha, Joshua (Stephanie) Pacocha, Jake Pacocha, Jennifer (Tyler) Salmeri, Megan Feltz, Trevor (Samantha) Feltz, Katie (Goran) Saric, Nicole (Paul) Volkman, Samantha Pacocha, Nick Pacocha, Amanda Pacocha, Anthony Pacocha Jr., Miguel Pacocha, Caroline Pacocha and Benny Pacocha; fourteen great-grandchildren Isabella, Mia, Penelope, Cooper, Brady, Autumn, Annastacia, Adeline, Antoinette, Noah, Emma, Montgomery, Lucy and Anthony III; one sister Barb (Leo) Peplinski Jr. of Amherst Jct.; three brothers John (Diane) Pacocha of Amherst Jct., Frank (Bonnie) Pacocha of Amherst, WI and Stanley Pacocha Jr of Illinois; daughters-in-law: Nicole Pacocha of Wind lake and Donna Pacocha of Amherst, WI; brother-in-law Myron Sankey of Oconomowoc, WI; sisters-in-law Karen Pacocha of Custer, WI, Mary Cicirello of West Allis, WI and Marie Borzora of North Prairie, WI. Besides his parents and wife Caroline Pacocha, he was preceded in death by a son Anthony Pacocha; a sister Marge Sankey; brothers Chet and Joseph Pacocha; uncle Joe Frymark.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Amherst-Fancher with Father Jerzy Rebacz presiding. Burial will be in the St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery in Fancher. Friends may call from Tuesday, December 13th from 9:00 AM until the time of services at the church.
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