Avis de décès de John-J. Pacheco

John J. Pacheco of Bridgewater died peacefully Oct. 24, at the age of 75. John grew up in Taunton and was the loving son of the late Anthony and Anna (Cabral) Pacheco. He started working at the age of 16 for the Reed and Barton Factory and later worked for Plymouth Rubber in Canton for 28 years. John married Claudette Detta A. Hayden on Nov. 17, 1967, and they raised their family in Bridgewater. John worked for the Bridgewater Middle School for over 15 years as a custodian, retiring in 2001 at age 65. He loved the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman and could often be found on Scusset Beach or the Cape Cod Canal and he took pride in giving away the stripers that he caught. John also loved hunting deer on Moosehead Lake, snowmobiling and watching NASCAR, the Red Sox, and the Patriots. John was the loving husband of 44 years to Claudette A. (Hayden) Pacheco of Bridgewater; loving father of Joseph Rogers III and his wife Susan of Raynham and Cheryl A. Zajdel and her husband Michael of West Bridgewater; loving Grampa to five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brother of Anthony, Joseph, and Diane Menzies, all of Taunton, and the late Edward and Dorothy Thompson. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A funeral home service will be held Friday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. at the Prophett-Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 98 Bedford St., Bridgewater, followed by a burial at Mt. Prospect Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m. Donations in Johns memory may be sent to the Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215. For directions and online guest book, visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com. Prophett-Chapman Cole & Gleason 508-697-4332