Obituary for Joseph "Lilo" Pacheco
Joseph "Lilo" Pacheco
March 1, 1938 - November 1, 2021
Joseph "Lilo" Pacheco passed away at the Kula Hospital on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Born in Puunene 83 years ago to Adelino Pacheco and Mary Medina Pacheco (Deceased).
Joe enlisted in the army in 1955 and was stationed in Germany for 2 and a half years. There he met and married his beautiful wife and brought her home to Maui in 1958 to raise a family.
Joe worked at many jobs in the beginning, first as a field worker with HC&S, construction, then found his passion with driving tourists all over Maui, telling jokes, and singing to the tourists while showing them around our island. He also continued on with the military (National Guard) traveling to places like Korea and Wake Island . After the Tour company retired itself, Joe worked with the Department of Defense, National guard as a Supervisor.
Joe is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Gisela Pacheco, daughters Valerie Abac, Deborah (Tony) Feiteira, Claudine (Gary) Polk , 9 Grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, sisters Lolita (Mike) Jarnesky, Lily (Daniel) Asai and brother Paul (Georgia) Pacheco. He is predeceased by his brothers Charles, Stanley and Larry.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Christopher Taleghani for his expertise with dad's surgery, Kula Hospital Doctors Scott and Doctor Wu and the great staff for the caring family atmosphere you had given him (Uncle Joe), and Maui Hospice for their unconditional support through his final days and beyond.
Funeral Services will be held at Norman's Mortuary on November 27th with public viewing at 9 am and services at 11 am. Cremation to follow with burial on December 1, at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao at 11 am.
March 1, 1938 - November 1, 2021
Joseph "Lilo" Pacheco passed away at the Kula Hospital on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Born in Puunene 83 years ago to Adelino Pacheco and Mary Medina Pacheco (Deceased).
Joe enlisted in the army in 1955 and was stationed in Germany for 2 and a half years. There he met and married his beautiful wife and brought her home to Maui in 1958 to raise a family.
Joe worked at many jobs in the beginning, first as a field worker with HC&S, construction, then found his passion with driving tourists all over Maui, telling jokes, and singing to the tourists while showing them around our island. He also continued on with the military (National Guard) traveling to places like Korea and Wake Island . After the Tour company retired itself, Joe worked with the Department of Defense, National guard as a Supervisor.
Joe is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Gisela Pacheco, daughters Valerie Abac, Deborah (Tony) Feiteira, Claudine (Gary) Polk , 9 Grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, sisters Lolita (Mike) Jarnesky, Lily (Daniel) Asai and brother Paul (Georgia) Pacheco. He is predeceased by his brothers Charles, Stanley and Larry.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Christopher Taleghani for his expertise with dad's surgery, Kula Hospital Doctors Scott and Doctor Wu and the great staff for the caring family atmosphere you had given him (Uncle Joe), and Maui Hospice for their unconditional support through his final days and beyond.
Funeral Services will be held at Norman's Mortuary on November 27th with public viewing at 9 am and services at 11 am. Cremation to follow with burial on December 1, at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao at 11 am.