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John Allan Pocher

1953 - 2024

BORN

1953

DIED

2024

John Pocher Obituary

John Allan Pocher, 71, of Raleigh, passed on Oct. 24, 2024. John was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 6, 1953, to the late Joseph Thornton Pocher and Mary Susan Nicks.
John was a loving son, father, grandfather, uncle and brother to many. Whether you knew him as John Boy, Padre or any other nickname, you always knew John was a good man and a great father to his children. John truly cherished being around his family and helping other people. John was a mentor and a friend to all.
John is preceded in death by his loving parents, Joseph Thornton Pocher and Mary Susan Nicks, and his siblings, Joseph Timothy Pocher, William Thornton Pocher and Ann Pocher Teague.
John is survived by his wife, Lorene Cone Pocher. He is also survived by his brother, Joseph Pocher and Charlene May-Pocher, and John's children, Jennifer Blanchard, William Pocher and Manisha Sharma, Stephen Pocher and Felicia Pocher, and Anna Maria Pocher and Shawn Quezada; adopted children, Brian Lehrschall and Jules Onorato and Sean Pierce; and his grandchildren, Sebastian Squires Reeder, Milo and Logan Pocher.
The internment of ashes will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Bosque Bello Cemetery. Following the ceremony, a Celebration of Life will be held at the Pirates Woods clubhouse.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by News Leader on Nov. 6, 2024.

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