PACHANA, REV. ROBERT ANTHONY

45, Pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in West Orange died on March 3, 2015 He worked as a florist for Lees Florist in Kearny before entering Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University and was ordained a priest for service to the Archdiocese of Newark in 1998. Father Pachana was initially assigned to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Bayonne, NJ as Parochial Vicar, a post he held for over 16 years. On August 1, 2014, Father Pachana was appointed Pastor of St. Joseph’s Church by Archbishop John J. Myers. Father Pachana is survived by his mother, Elizabeth; and was predeceased by his father, Charles. He is survived by his brother Kenneth; and sister, Debra Golda; her husband, Richard; his nephew, Thomas Golda and his wife Jennifer; his niece Dr. Allison Golda and his great-niece Brynn Golda. He is also survived by his aunts, Evelyn Pachana, Joan Strich, her husband Robert, and Jean Hughes as well as many cousins and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider donations to St. Casimir’s Church 164 Nichols Street, Newark, NJ 07105 and/or St. Joseph’s Church 44 Benvenue Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052. Funeral arrangements by ARMITAGE WIGGINS in Kearny.

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