Mary Lou Pacheco

Mary Lou Pacheco, 92, of Robbinsville, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2026 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she raised her family in Willingboro, NJ and Mahopac, NY prior to retiring to Palm City, Florida and more recently, moving back to NJ. A woman of strong faith, Mary Lou attended St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Allentown, NJ.

Mary Lou loved life and spending time with her family and friends. She loved to shop and enjoyed dining out, good food, a glass of Chardonnay, and sweets, especially chocolate. Her greatest love was her family, and she was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Wife of the late James F. Pacheco, she was predeceased by her infant son, James Francis Pacheco, her brother, Joseph Macecevic, and her great-granddaughter, Harper Emerson Claar. Mary Lou is survived by her loving children and their partners, Cheryl Ann Kappes and her partner, Daniel Threlkeld, Thomas Paul Pacheco and his wife Cheryl Ann, Carol Susan Kiedaisch, and her husband, Frederick, Lisa Marie Pacheco Werdal and her husband, Todd, and James E. Pacheco and his wife, Jacqueline; her grandchildren, Genesa Stark, Daniel Kappes, Lindsay and Evan Pacheco, Alex Kiedaisch, Elyse Wright, Nicole Tredrea, Emily, Shawn, and Jamie Werdal, and Brittney, Blaire, and Aaron Pacheco; her great-grandchildren, Aryn, Bailee, Bella, Lila, Rylan, Tatum, Saela, Gabriel, Ruby, Owen, Alice, Hadlee, Warren, and another great-grandchild soon to arrive. Mary Lou is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

A viewing will be held Monday, July 6th from 6-8pm and again Tuesday, July 7th from 8:30-9:30am at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, July 7th at 10am at St. John the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church, 1282 Yardville-Allentown Rd., Allentown. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Mount Holly.