Ronald Joseph PAMACHENA

18 JUL 1937 - 28 JAN 2020

• BIRTH: 18 JUL 1937, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 28 JAN 2020, Elkhart, IN

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[N23382] Ronald Joseph Pamachena
July 18, 1937 - Jan. 28, 2020

ELKHART, IN - Ronald Joseph Pamachena, 82, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Ron was born on July 18, 1937 in South Bend to Walter and Margaret (Bolodar) Pamachena. He was preceded in death by his parents; a half-brother, James Rice; and half-sister, Sandy Long. On November 3, 1956 in St. Peters Lutheran Church he married the former Kathleen Gunnett. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen; daughters, Rhonda Kay (Edward) Wesselman of South Bend and Vickie Lynn Pamachena of Florida; son, Robert James (JoAnn) Pamachena of Mishawaka; grandchildren, Christianne (Jon) Simmons, Megan Williams, Brandon Williams, and Benjamin Pamachena; six great-grandchildren, Lillian, Ethan, Zeke, Zaiden, Henry, and Katherine; and brother, Robert Pamachena of AZ. Ron was an Electrician for 32 years at Uniroyal, then worked as an Electrician at Contech Technologies in Mishawaka for 8 years. He loved to fix anything broken and he loved to talk and reminisce about family, and his childhood memories of his Serbian family. He would always cheer, “Go South Bend Central Bears”.