Obituary for E. Mavis Pacchioli (Walter)
E. Mavis Walter Pacchioli, 91, of State College, died on December 7, 2022, at Juniper Village at Brookline in State College.
Born on June 27, 1931 in Morrisville, Virginia, Mavis was the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Verlie Seale Walter. On June 21, 1952, she married Albert V. Pacchioli of Easton, PA, and their union lasted 65 years until Albert’s death in 2017.
Mavis graduated from Bealeton High School in Fauquier County Virginia in 1948, one of a class of 12, and went on to the College of William and Mary, where she earned a B.S. in Psychology in 1952. She worked as a homemaker raising four children, and when her youngest reached the seventh grade she returned to the workforce, first as a Title 1 reading specialist and then for 20 years as a fourth-grade teacher in the Great Valley School District in Malvern, PA. She earned a Master of Education degree from West Chester University in 1984. Her gentle, caring demeanor and devotion to her students won the enduring love and respect of students, parents, and colleagues.
She was an accomplished craftsperson, a skilled knitter and a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen for her beautiful handweaving, which she exhibited around the state. She was an active member and leader of the prayer shawl ministry at Bangor Episcopal Church in Churchtown, and before that at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Paoli.
A loving and beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, Mavis radiated kindness and welcome to everyone she met. Her deep faith, quiet grit, and generous spirit made her the center of her family. She will be greatly missed by many.
Survivors include a daughter, Valerie Valenti, of MacAlevy’s Fort, PA; two sons, Marc (Nancy) of Grier City, PA and David (Lori) of State College, PA; and seven grandchildren: Stephanie Jacobs, Emily (Tim) Banna, and Hannah, Luke, Josiah, Samuel, and Daniel Pacchioli. She was preceded in death by a third son, Daniel Albert, and by her brother, Raymond Walter, as well as by her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Bangor Episcopal Church in Churchtown at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, with the Rev. Canon Mark A. Scheneman presiding. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Juniper Village at Brookline (The Inn) Employee Gift Fund, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College, PA, 16801 or to the Mount Nittany Health Foundation Nursing Dept. Fund, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College PA, 16801.
Born on June 27, 1931 in Morrisville, Virginia, Mavis was the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Verlie Seale Walter. On June 21, 1952, she married Albert V. Pacchioli of Easton, PA, and their union lasted 65 years until Albert’s death in 2017.
Mavis graduated from Bealeton High School in Fauquier County Virginia in 1948, one of a class of 12, and went on to the College of William and Mary, where she earned a B.S. in Psychology in 1952. She worked as a homemaker raising four children, and when her youngest reached the seventh grade she returned to the workforce, first as a Title 1 reading specialist and then for 20 years as a fourth-grade teacher in the Great Valley School District in Malvern, PA. She earned a Master of Education degree from West Chester University in 1984. Her gentle, caring demeanor and devotion to her students won the enduring love and respect of students, parents, and colleagues.
She was an accomplished craftsperson, a skilled knitter and a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen for her beautiful handweaving, which she exhibited around the state. She was an active member and leader of the prayer shawl ministry at Bangor Episcopal Church in Churchtown, and before that at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Paoli.
A loving and beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, Mavis radiated kindness and welcome to everyone she met. Her deep faith, quiet grit, and generous spirit made her the center of her family. She will be greatly missed by many.
Survivors include a daughter, Valerie Valenti, of MacAlevy’s Fort, PA; two sons, Marc (Nancy) of Grier City, PA and David (Lori) of State College, PA; and seven grandchildren: Stephanie Jacobs, Emily (Tim) Banna, and Hannah, Luke, Josiah, Samuel, and Daniel Pacchioli. She was preceded in death by a third son, Daniel Albert, and by her brother, Raymond Walter, as well as by her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Bangor Episcopal Church in Churchtown at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, with the Rev. Canon Mark A. Scheneman presiding. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Juniper Village at Brookline (The Inn) Employee Gift Fund, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College, PA, 16801 or to the Mount Nittany Health Foundation Nursing Dept. Fund, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College PA, 16801.