Arthur J. Pellichero, 73

November 28, 2013

On Thursday, November 28, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer, Arthur J. Pellichero, of Lebanon, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was born in Hackensack, NJ on March 15, 1940, son of the late Bert J. and Ethel Pellichero. His beloved wife, of 29 years, Linda Pellichero of Lebanon, PA, survives him.

He was a veteran of the NJ National Guard, and a life member of the Little Rocky Hill Vol. Fire Company in Franklin, NJ. Art was also a licensed minister for IMF in Minnesota. Art was a graduate of Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. He worked for 32 years in the field of finance, insurance, payrolls and taxes for Johnson & Johnson, NJ, and Interpool Limited in Princeton, NJ. He returned to school in 1988, and received a degree in Bible and Church Administration from the Philadelphia Biblical University in Langhorne, PA. In 1990, he began a career change working for churches, focusing on church administration, finances and facility management. Art worked as a chaplain/counselor at Americas Keswick in Whiting, NJ from 1994-1996. He returned to church work and retired from the Westerly Road Church in Princeton, NJ in 2005. Art had a great love for the elderly, and in 2005, began a career as a chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice in NJ and PA. In July 2008, he became a chaplain for The ECC Towne Center in Myerstown, PA. Art was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA.

In addition to his wife, Linda, Art is survived by his son and daughter-in-laws: John and friend Marie from Somerset, NJ, William and Jill of Evansville, ID, Ted of Hillsboro, NJ, Karen of Hillsboro, NJ, and Richard and Laura of Cream Ridge, NJ; a sister, Eleanor and her husband, Arnold, of Princeton, NJ; a sister-in-law, Debbie Matechek of Long Valley, NJ; and a brother-in-law, Wayne Schmittberger of New Holland, PA; 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; and 7 nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at 12 PM on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 to commemorate his passing. Family and friends will be received from 11:15 AM- 12 PM at the church. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Art’s memory to Compassionate Care Hospice, 4 Park Road, Suite 205A, Wyomissing, PA 19610.