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Carmela Pacheco Obituary
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Joelle Pacheco
June 14, 2024
It´s been 15 years and I still miss you every day. I hope I make you proud carrying on your legacy and fulfilling my dream you knew was destined for me. I love you so much.
Joelle Pacheco
June 14, 2024
Joelle Pacheco
June 14, 2024
Joelle Pacheco
June 14, 2024
Hi Grandma,
15 years have gone by and my life has not been the same without you in it. None of ours has. We all miss you so much. Holiday´s are not the same without you here. I know you are with me every step I take. I can still feel your love and guidance. You would be proud to know I still carry your legacy with me. I became an "author & illustrator" just as you predicted. Last year I graduated college, as I walked across the stage I had a picture of you and I when I was born hidden underneath my cap. I even wrote an article about how you inspired my career goals for The Temple News. I owe my career and passion to you. You had faith in me I never lost. I landed a job in my field the day after graduation. All of us grandkids are sticking together and helping each other succeed. There is nothing more am grateful for our family and having them with me to navigate the loss of you. Thank you for continuing to bless me and protect me. There is nothing I wouldn´t give to make pepper steak with you just one last time. For I long time I was mad with God for taking away my superhero. As I start to explore my faith, I find comfort in knowing you are always watching over me with our Lord and savior. I love you so much.
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Kathy Kelly-Brown
March 7, 2024
Was the best friend I could have ever asked for. She always was, and will remain to be one of the greatest influences in my life. I am a better person due in great part to the example she was to me. Her impact on me still stands true to this day.
Kathy Kelly Brown
March 7, 2022
Still and always will be the friendship of a lifetime. I see reminders of you all around me. Your impact on me and on New Life For Girls will never fade. Love you much...
KATHY KELLY
March 7, 2021
We were not biologically related, but we were sisters. I loved her with all my heart and would do anything for her. If she were to call me for something, i would be there for her in a New York minute! Carmela had my loyalty, love, and respect because of the type of person she was. I loved her dearly. Her life changed mine. I will always be greatful.
Kathy Kelly Brown
March 7, 2020
So, this Thursday it will be 11 years. You would be so proud of your sons and your grandchildren. They are all doing great. I miss you very much. Time won't ever change that. Your memory is still all around me. I have one plant that was yours. You always said you didn't have a green thumb, that was my job! Well, to my great surprise and joy, that plant has continued to grow. Even you would be surprised how tall it is now. Got married in June last year to Cliff. You were there in our hearts, always will be.
March 7, 2019
My best friend, confidant, mentor, role model, sister, teacher, the one who challenged me by her example.... integrity, speak truth, never settle for compromise, work hard, never boastful or proud, a woman of few words, well-respected, a force to be reckoned with. I will always carry you in my heart. It is hard to believe that is now ten years.
January 3, 2012
Richie, Jay, their children, Dave and me came to see you. It was very special. We all miss you so much Carmela. Alex said he's going to come to Pa in the next couple of weeks. He's making sauce in your Mom's house, how about that! He says it's pretty good too! Family is so important, it's what matters most. You taught me that.
Love, Kathy
Marie Marra
December 24, 2011
We were miles apart but we were always close by family love. Our hearts were happy when our family was all together. God rest your soul sweet cousin.
mike
December 24, 2011
Hi sis thinking about and mom. another year has gone and still missing you guy`s a lot.you will always be in our hearts love mike terri and all the kids
Kathy Kelly
May 8, 2011
Dear Carmela: Thinking about you today, missing you. There are times when I go through things that normally I would have spoken to you about, and I sense your strength still encouraging me. Time has passed, but your presence remains in my heart. Happy Mothers Day. Give your Mom a hug for me, and a really big one to my Mom too. Luv, Kathy
Arneda Ferro
March 6, 2011
I met you as a young teenager. I believe I was barely 13 years old. You were tough but I would like to think that you made a difference in my life. Things for me in that program did not go as planned, but I am thankful, because you gave me a foundation to face the world. I have never forgotten you or your family and thank the father above for having you in my life. God bless you. Love Arneda Ferro
Kathy
March 2, 2011
Dear Carmela:
I miss you alot. To say I wish you were here may sound stupid and in my heart, I know it is better for you to be with God than to suffer in pain here on earth, but I still miss you. Time heals is a true statement, but memories and the impact made on a life remains.
Love,
Kathy
November 26, 2010
Hi Carmela -
Well, we did another Thanksgiving dinner..tons of food, lots of people...There were many moments where memories of you were there...the shopping for food, the rushing around, the spanish rice, you wearing your yankee hat, the sweet potatoes, the ham. I told Dave, Dan, and Joe we would make them chicken parm for Christmas..they smiled.
Love Ya
Kathy
mike calbi
November 24, 2010
hi sis happy thanksgiving just wrote mom can`t believe it almost been a year since mom passed.i know you guys are looking down and watching all of us .hope the kids come in for chirstmas we would like to see them love you and miss you very much mike terri and allthe kids
mike
September 15, 2010
hi sis tomorrow is mom birthday but you already new that give her a big hug from all of us ..miss you both love ya mike terri and all the kids and grandkids
September 11, 2010
I am missing you today. There is nobody like you Carmela, its just that simple.
Love,
Kathy
July 2, 2010
July 1st will always have your name attached to it. The special days and events that we all celebrated together are different and even though you are not there with us physically, you are still there, and always will be. I miss you, and New Life For Girls misses you. Your touch upon all of us, and the ministry of New Life For Girls is deeply felt.
Love,
Kathy
mike calbi
June 30, 2010
hay sis just wanted to say happy birthday its going on a year and a half it still seems like yesterday that i would call you and wish you one we all miss you say hi to mom love ya mike terri and all the kids
Dave Pacheco
May 10, 2010
Just wanted 2 say happy mothers day mom. This year has gone so fast. Can't believe it. I still think about u every day. I know ur watching over us. I love u mom!
May 9, 2010
One of a kind, never forgotten, and you will always be loved. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the family, especially today on Mother's Day.
Love Always,
Kathy
March 12, 2010
It's hard to believe that it has been a year already. We miss you so much.
Love
Mike,Terri and Family
March 11, 2010
Tomorrow will be one year without you. Your imprint on my life and in my heart remains as strong as ever.
Love,
Kathy
LISA,JOSELIN,VANESSA KITTS-2007
February 23, 2010
I AM THANKFUL,I WAS ABLE TO BE BLESSED TO KNOW YOU AND THE IMPACT YOU HAD ON MY LIFE.
December 11, 2009
So, now the two strongest women in the Calbi and Pacheco family are no longer with us in the natural sense. The smiles, the unconditional love, the great advice, the good cooking, and no nonsense way of dealing with things...among countless other traits that made Carmela and her mom two special people. One thing I know for sure that makes the difference in helping to ease the heartache of this loss is to draw together as family and friends, stay close, and hug each other when you can. I read somewhere that it is not the years in our life that matter, but the "life" in our years. While I truly wish we all had more "years" together, I am so very thankful for the years we did have.
God Bless,
Love - Kathy
chiquanda harley
December 8, 2009
I thank good for the help that you helped my mother with. Even when times was hard with her breast cancer you will always have a place in my heart...
thank you so much
chiquanda harley
Dave Pacheco
October 7, 2009
I was just thinking about u alot today and I wanted u to know how much I love and miss u. You were the best mom anyone could ask for. I love u
Kathy Kelly
September 7, 2009
Not a day goes by that I don't think about you. I think about how much I miss one of my best friends. I believe you knew me better than my own sisters. I think about all the ways in which you were a big part of my life. You still are, because the person I am today is due to a couple of very special people and you are one of them. As I write this, I am thinking I hope you knew how much I loved you. It will be six months in a few days. That is hard to believe and still difficult to accept. I don't know how people move forward from such a loss as this. I can only believe that the legacy of love and faith you have left behind will be part of the driving force to help motivate all of us who miss you so deeply.
LisaJoy Zillgitt-Stowers
September 6, 2009
Wow, Carmela, I am sorry that I did not begin to search for you until this morning when talking with a JPUSA friend...I thought about my time at New Life For Girls, Chicago...and wanted to reach out and thank you for being a strong but loving force in my life. I did not graduate the program...chosing instead to 'runaway' in the middle of the night and join Liza at Jesus People USA. I was so scared and frightened about life and too rebellious to listen most of the time. I'll never forget cleaning the back stairs of the house and you telling me it was a time not of cleaning but of active prayer. You planted seeds in my heart and live which are now bearing fruit to those I work with as a substance abuse counselor in Indiana. May you celebrate with the Lord and may your family know peace in this time of temporary separation from your courageous spirit.
Much love and respect always,
LisaJoy Zillgitt-Stowers MAPCC/SACV
-attended New Life for Girls-Chicago in late 80's
aleecia pacheco
July 29, 2009
grandma
i miss you so much and love you.
love
aleecia
mike calbi
July 1, 2009
hi sis
just wanted to say happy birthday going to miss calling you today.
love ya mike
July 1, 2009
hi sis
just wanted to say happy birthday going to miss calling you today miss you
love ya mike
roxane bair
June 8, 2009
WOW I dont know what to say. i have known pacheco and carmela for so so many years. i myself was at new life for girls back in 1982-85 and grew up with all of them their boys, them cookie and demi and everybody. i am so sorry i did not know she passed away i would have been there but due to losing my daughter on march 6th this really breaks my heart. carmela you had emailed me so many times and i was planning on coming to tell you and your husband i honestly dont know where i would be right now without that wonderful new life for girls and the blessing it was in my life. of course i was young and dumb but you know i would not be here right now if it wasnt for the love that was showed to me even when i was being a "brat" teenager. my heart goes out to you pacheco and your family. as i said i know this must so hard on you . you two were like "PEAS AND CARROTS'. she now to is an angel in heaven with my daughter and i hope they meet up there because i have often told my children so much about all of you..
may God bless you all
roxane bair |(zimmerman)
Merridy Sersen
May 26, 2009
Prayers continue for Pacheco and family as time passes by. Carmela was a blessing personally and to so many. May God continue to be glorified through the things she taught us all. Graduated from NLFG 1974. Merridy (Neal)
Cynthia DeSantis
May 16, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with your family Pacheco.Carmela made such an impact on many girls lives for Jesus. I can only believe he had another job in heaven he needed her for. New Life for Girls graduate-1975 Cindy Lehman(DeSantis)
Arlene Lemire
May 11, 2009
I am sitting at my desk and I can't stop crying. I wish I could have made it to the alumni meeting. I didn't know it was going to be dedicated to Carmela. It still would have been hard to get away. I am the caretaker of my father who has advanced dementia. I am so very sad. She was so young. God does heal the brokenhearted. All we have is Him. We will all see her again soon enough. In the mean time I do pray that His Loving Presence overwhelms all of you.
maribel perez
May 11, 2009
carmelo im so sad for your death, u was a good leader and good friend . wow i cant believe it . u thebest love u ... now u with the lord.. resting ... pacheci m so sorry i feel for u ... my dad died on jan 28 2009 also ,i miss him so much
Dan Pacheco
May 3, 2009
I love you mom. There's not a day that goes by that i don't think of you and smile. You were the best. We all love and miss you. I don't know the words to explain what you mean to me. i know you're in heaven looking down on us all. I love you mom!
JOSE PACHECO
April 15, 2009
carmela; thank you for 36 great years. I miss you so much; You were always right there. Thank you for being a good wife; mother; grandmother; and roll model to so many. I LOVE YOU
My mother with baby Jarryn
April 11, 2009
Dave Pacheco
April 11, 2009
I dont have words to express what you have meant to me. You were everything to me. Everything good in me I have thanks to you and dad. I know you're still watching over me. I thank god for the 31 years he gave me with you. I miss you more than anything. I love you mom.
Ken and Elaine Saxe
April 6, 2009
It has been said the measure of person is determined by their impact on the lives of others. Carmela Pacheco touched the lives of thousands including the families of those she led to our Lord.
"...Well done, my good and faithful servant..." (Matthew 25:21)
She will be greatly missed but always admired.
Kathy Kelly
March 31, 2009
I have a heart of gratitude for having known Carmela on many levels, the most dearest to me is that she was my friend. The memories I have for the 29 years I have known her are priceless treasures that I will always hold close to my heart. I want to say thank you to Carmela's family for sharing her with all of us at New Life For Girls. We are all better people for having been touched by her life.
March 26, 2009
Daniel, David & Joe- I want to express my sympathy for the loss of your mother. She had a wonderful spirit and influenced many others with her faith and her love for the Lord. She has set quite an example for many young women, mothers and even wives. You should be very proud of all of her accomplishments. She will be watching over all of you until you are together again. I'm sending my love and keeping you in my prayers. Jennifer Apple
Phyllis Burchall-Soares
March 23, 2009
Come to the mercy seat, and fevrently kneel ... here bring your wounded heart ... here tell your anguish ... earty has no sorrow that our God in heaven can't heal. Find joy in that during this special time. Carmela was loved by many for many years. What an inspiration she was to me as she fondly called me "Bermuda" Always in our hearts!
Gina Vega
March 19, 2009
Dear Dan, Dave, and Joe so sorry to here of your loss of your mother. I will keep your family in my prayers and always remember all the memories you have of her. God is blessed to have her with him now.
Brown Family
March 17, 2009
Dear Pacheco Family,
Wow, what a blessing it was to hear from Dan, Dave & Joe. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us regarding your mom. If not for all the laughter I don't know what I would have done. Find comfort in the fact that you are all loved by so many people and you are never alone. We love you dearly.
Lori Reeser
March 16, 2009
My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.
Kristen (Senft) Zirkle
March 16, 2009
Dave, Dan, Joe, & Jose...Yesterday was a true testament to the caliber of woman that Carmela was. I know you all have amazing memories to hold on to. Find comfort knowing that she's exactly where she wanted to be.
Love you all,
Leslie Rojahn (Emig)
March 16, 2009
Dave and Dan...you are in my heart and prayers. May God Bless you and your family during this time and always.
March 16, 2009
Our prayers and thoughts are with your family during this difficult time.
Patti and Gary Carpenter
Melissa Tenpa (Emig)
March 16, 2009
Joe and family,
I am very sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jack & Lorraine Snyder
March 15, 2009
Dan, Dave & Joe
We're very sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. We never got to meet her, but she must have really been an amazing lady. You boys must be very proud to have had a mother who touched so many lives in such a wonderful way. You're in our thoughts and prayers.
Stacey Hubbard
March 15, 2009
My prayers are with the family today. I am comforted in knowing that Carmela in the arms of our Father.
Maryah Funk
March 15, 2009
I thank God that I had the privlage of meeting Carmela and knowing such a wonderful woman of God someone who touched and saved So Many lives including mine! She is loved and will be missed
Terry Bender
March 15, 2009
I went to school with Joe, and I just wanted to say sorry for your loss sir.
Loretta Dunn
March 14, 2009
Carmela was like a mom to me. I called them Mom & Dad but I am older then she was. My prayers go out to all who have lost Carmela here on earth. She is now with her Father singing his praises even more in God's Choir.
Sherrye Hawkins
March 14, 2009
Carmela you will truly be missed. You have shown us at new life what a true women of God Is. I can't wait to see you again. I know you are in a better place with our Lord.
Rev. H Nathan and Judy Valentine
March 14, 2009
Carmela always was an example of what a Godly woman is. Many lives were changed as a result of her love and devotion to Christ, My husband and I had the privilege to work under Carmela while directing the New York center, she was a good and strong leader. She's left a 36 year legacy to the ministry of New Life for Girls. It is a comfort to know that she is with our Lord and we will see her again. To Jose Pacheco and family, we are praying your strength in the Lord. Our hearts are with you.
Blessings
Coach Kevin Raber
March 14, 2009
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family on your loss may god bless you and help you trough this difficult time
Eric and Audrey Veitch
March 13, 2009
Carmela was as close to me as a mother in the natural and spiritually. She will forever be one of the most impressionally people that God has used in my life. Because of her example I am a better woman, wife and mother.
To the Pacheco family please know that you will never be alone, we share in your sorrow but also rejoice in knowing she is with her maker. Love you dearly
Robyn Frye
March 13, 2009
Carmela's class was "THE RUNNER", and God used her to teach us all how to run the race set before us...She was still teaching us through her final fight. She "endured the cross and despised the shame." Now she is "emcompassed about with a great cloud of witnesses and set down at the right hand of the Father". For she indeed "looked unto Jesus, the Author and the Finisher of her faith". I'm gonna miss just always knowing you were there...but I'm gonna keep running, so I can see you again one day!
Tina Pitt (Spahr)
March 13, 2009
Sending my heartfelt condolences, you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Much Love!!!
Larena Garcia
March 13, 2009
Pacheco,Joe,Dave,and Dan...U and ur family are in my prayers in this time of loss. May God Bless You.
Francise Vasquez
March 13, 2009
Carmela always was an example of what living a life for Jesus was all about. Many life's, including my own, have been touched and changed because of this tremedous, godly women who gave to New Life for Girls for 36 years. It is a comfort to know that she is with the Lord, however we have lost a unique woman of strong character, great wisdom and great compassion. She will always be an inspiration to all Alumni.
Bonita Sponsler
March 13, 2009
My hearfelt sympathy goes to the family and friends of this fine woman. The Pacheko boys are fine friends of my sons, the Sponsler boys. I thank them for that.
God Bless
Autumn Andrews
March 13, 2009
I thank god that my son Jarryn had a grandmother like you. You will always be remembered and he knows you will always be looking down after him.
With love,
Jarryn
Bill and Shannon Reinking
March 13, 2009
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. You are in our prayers.
Thank you Jesus
Teresa Troup-Pope
March 12, 2009
Our prayers are with all the family and friends of Carmela. I graduated in 1997 with my 2 daughters. I thank God for your ministry at New Life for Girls. God is great all the time. I would be dead now if not for God and your ministry to women. Thank you. Go rest high on that mountain Carmela. I can only imagine...what it would be like..standing in the SON!
Teresa Troup-Pope
March 12, 2009
Our prayers are with all the family and friends of Carmela. I graduated in 1997 with my 2 daughters. I thank God for your ministry at New Life for Girls. God is great all the time. I would be dead now if not for God and your ministry to women. Thank you. Go rest high on that mountain Carmela. I can only imagine...what it would be like..standing in the SON!
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