Beloved husband of Vilma Checchia for 39 years; Loving father of Vicente Checchia Jr and his wife Holly and Anthony Michael Checchia; dear son of Dirce Checchia; caring grandfather of Alexandra, Zachary, Jackson, and Maxwell Checchia; brother of Luiz and Jose Checchia, Maria Rita Zak, and Andrew Checchia. Vicente was predeceased by his father Ignacio Checchia.
Vicente was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 2, 1956. He moved to New York in 1969 and graduated from Newtown High School in Queens New York. Vicente married Vilma Cerutti on January 27, 1979 in Queens. He moved first to California, then to New York, Conneticut and finally in 2014 he moved to Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Vicente loved everything about cars. He worked on cars from an early age and enjoyed watching them race. Vicente could fix anything and took pride in everything he worked on. Above all else Vicente was an excellent father and cared deeply for his family.
Vicente’s family will welcome all for a visitation on Thursday July 19, 2018 from 2pm until the time of funeral service at 7pm at Pixley Funeral Home, located at 322 W. University Drive in downtown Rochester, Michigan.
