Pat is preceded in death by his parents, Antonio and Marietta (Lio) Onofrio; in-laws, Frank and Vincenza Zizzo; sister, Beatrice and husband Frank Carelli; and his granddaughter Danielle Pisciotta.
Pat is survived by his wife of 49 years, Anna (Zizzo); children, Anthony (Susan) of Elgin, Ill., Joseph Pisciotta of Henrico, Diane Musiello and late husband, John, of Norfolk, Va., Emilia Pisciotta of Henrico, Denise Palazzotto and husband Michael of Henrico., Joseph (Janet) of Newport, NC., Maria Onofrio Payne and late husband, Richard of Virginia Beach, Va., Laurie Pisciotta of Virginia Beach, Va.; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces and nephews in Italy.
Pat was born in San Fili, a province of Calabria, Italy on December 7, 1927. He immigrated to America in 1947 and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was very proud the day he became a U.S. citizen. Pat’s work success was in the clothing industry as he was a tailor by trade and later learned all aspects of the industry to include management, quality control and design. He worked for large companies such as Kuppenhiemer, Hart Schaffner Marx, and Target. Pat was a long-time parishioner of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Pat and his wife, Anna, moved to Henrico County in 1973. Together over the next several decades, they watched their family grow larger and larger as their children became adults and formed their own families. Pat was loved and respected by all who knew him. Pat lived his life for his family and that love will be his legacy forever. He will be sorely missed and always remembered.
The family will receive friends 11:30 am Monday, Sept 28 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 9505 Gayton Rd., Henrico, Va. 23229, followed by a Mass of the Resurrection at 12:30. Online pre-registration is required at St. Mary's website, https://www.stmarysrichmond.org. Interment will be at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, 12609 Patterson Ave., Richmond, Va. 23238 following Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Pat’s named to St. Mary’s Catholic Church at https://www.stmarysrichmond.org/E-Giving; the American Kidney Fund www.kidneyfund.org; or the Wounded Warrior Project support.woundedwarriorproject.org. Condolences may be sent to Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd., Richmond, Va. 23229.
