Phyllis Lee Pacenti

Born on December 21, 1934, in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Gladys Stires Bercaw. She is survived by her husband, Edward Pacenti, Sr., to whom she was married for 70 years.

Phyllis was a member of the Legend of Mary at The Church of the Annunciation in Bloomsbury, NJ. She owned and operated Phyllis’s Beauty Salon, which she ran out of her home in Bloomsbury for over 50 years.  She spent most of her weekends for the past 29 years at her home on Lake Ontario.  Phyllis was by far the best Nanny ever.

Along with her husband, Phyllis is survived by her children; Edward Pacenti, Jr. and his wife Mary, of Big Timber, MT, Sharon Kubich and her husband David, of Lopatcong Township, NJ, Jean Dech and her husband Rowland, of Alpha, NJ and Carol Ann Mink, of Easton, PA.  Grandchildren; Heather MacFarlane and husband Jason, Katie Pacenti and her fiance Joe, Krista Pacenti, David Kubich and Janice Pfeiffer, Dena Carey and husband Robert, Jarrod Dech and wife Amanda, Joseph Dech and wife Sadie, and Matthew Mink.  Her great-grandchildren; Aspen, Luna, Maddox, Zach, Suzanna, Miles, Ava, Ryan, Samuel, Ruby, Brett and Crew. In addition to her parents, Phyllis was predeceased by her great granddaughter, Sophia.

A Greeting Hour is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at the Church of the Annunciation, 80 Main St., Bloomsbury, NJ, from 10 to 11 AM, with a Mass of Christian Burial to directly follow. The interment will be at the Northampton Memorial Shrine, Palmer Township, PA. The Finegan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Phyllis’s name to the Church of the Annunciation, P.O. Box 136, Bloomsbury, NJ, 08804.