Nevio Caesar Pelleschi

Nevio Caesar Pelleschi, 93, of West Wyoming, passed away Jan. 27, 2025, at Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Exeter.

Born Sept. 30, 1931, Nevio was the son of the late Caesar and Mary Marini Pelleschi. Nevio worked for Western Southern Life Insurance as an insurance agent for most of his career and was a lifelong member of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Exeter.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mickey; daughter, Robin; sister, Bruna Delconte and her husband, John; sister, Rose Pelleschi; brother, Hugo and his wife, Grace; and sister, Diane.

He is survived by his sons: Michael and his wife, Sandy, Lehman Township; Stephen and his wife, Kathy, Exeter; and son-in-law, Richard Levy, Houston, Texas. Nevio has three grandchildren: Michael; Katee and husband, Nate; and Matthew; and a great-granddaughter, Charlotte.

When Nevio's father passed away in a mining accident in 1940, his mother sent him to Girard College in Philadelphia, where he remained until graduating in 1949. At Girard, he excelled in baseball, soccer and basketball and was named top athlete in his senior year. Upon graduation, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Giants baseball team, and was assigned to the Peekskill Highlanders of the North Atlantic League.

Upon turning 18 in September of that year, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served his country during the Korean conflict. After leaving the service in 1954, he played one more year of minor league baseball, playing for the Anderson Rebels during the 1954 season.

It was while playing for the Rebels that year that he met his future wife, the former Colleen "Mickey" Hinson. They were married the same year and moved back to Northeast Pennsylvania to start a family. Once back in Pennsylvania, Nevio played many years of fastpitch and later slowpitch softball, mainly for the Dructors Junction team that enjoyed much success in the old Pittston Dispatch League.

After retiring and becoming a grandfather, he enjoyed helping Mickey with babysitting duties and later attending all of his grandkids' sporting events.

Relatives and friends are invited to a viewing from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Anthony's Church (Corpus Christi Parish), 224 Memorial St., Exeter. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Michael Drevitch, assistant pastor, as celebrant. Interment with rite of committal will be in Mount Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wyoming.

Arrangements are in the care of Gubbiotti Funeral Home LLC, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter.

The family would like to thank the staff of Highland Manor and Visiting Angels for the wonderful care they provided Nevio.

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