Dear plescia family..we are saddened to hear that joe sr passed away...all our love and respect...dennis colar and the colar family...

Dear Nancy - I send my deepest sympathy to you and all of the Plescia family.
I am so sorry for your loss.

Janet & Lynn Welch

sry joe and family for the passing of your farther he was a good man heart ofgold.love tom and joAnn Francesconi.

Sending love at this time of loss. I will always remember visiting Uncle Joe. I will especially remember his feisty sense of humor and his love for his family.

Joe I'm sorry to hear about your Dad.Best wishes to you and all your family.

Joe, I'm sorry to hear about your Dad's passing.He was a great humble man. God bless your dad and he rest in peace. My condolences to the family.  Joan Santos

Dear Joe,
So sorry to hear of your father's passing. My sympathies to you and your family.

Aunt Nancy, Cousin Joe and Donna, I'm sorry I could not be there for Uncle's service. We will miss him very much. I am hoping the Italian Sausage in Heaven is up to his standards. I'm also glad our daughter, Elaine, got to meet him at your home in Sacramento. Best wishes and all our love, Jim and Marianne

Dear Nancy, Joey, Donna, Jennifer, Michelle and Marie I was sorry to learn of your loss.  Pops was a good man with a great heart.  Erin and I have treasured memories of him and know first hand of his generosity. He was an icon and will be sorely missed.

Nancy Jo:  I was so sorry to read of Joe's passing.  Please accept my condolences for all your family and know that I am thinking of you and you are in my prayers.  Julie (Milling) Fackrell

Nancy Jo, Joe Jr., Donna, Jennifer, We are so sorry for your loss.  We will always remember Joe Sr. when we stop in at the Club Raven.  The Cristoni's

Dear Plescia family,
so sorry to hear of Joe Sr's passing. I know he's in a better place now.
I will always appreciate how he treated my daughter, Kate (Jennifer's best friend from first grade) like family. 
There were many occasions when we all celebrated some event together and Kate and I felt like we were part of the family. 
Joe will be greatly missed but I know his memories will forever remain in your hearts.
Sally

Mary Jo and Joey: I am so sorry to read of Joe's passing. Joe and my Dad were close friends that shared many things together.
I enjoyed the times we spent playing golf or just talking.
God bless Joe and may he rest in peace.

Senior will be missed by many. I remember his great smile. I was only a kid but I also remember the Capitol City Boxing Club and the great fights that Joe Sr promoted.  

Joe Jr, I still have the autographed picture of "Stan The Man" that your dad (and you) gave me 25 years ago. May your memories (and you have a lot of them!) bring you comfort.

Deepest condolences to the entire family.

I feel like my words diminish and shrink the love I feel for my Pops and fail to capture the essence of who he was as a man, husband, friend, (grand)father, and the other roles and relationships he had in his life. His charismatic personality just filled a room and his dreaded passing just overwhelms my heart with grief. I have so many wonderful memories and for that I am grateful. 

A few of those memories

I, six or seven years old at that time, am sitting in the back middle seat of his then brown Cadillac. Pops is barreling south bound down Alhambra between the Lime Light and now Safeway. His right arm across the bucket seat. Joe Brusca in the passenger seat. And, my pops, is completely turned around talking to me, not watching the road. No wonder my family knows Gunther so well. We all learned how to drive from Pops. 

Pops would call my father every day to collaborate on the puzzle published in the Sacramento Bee.

Without fail, Pops would knock something over at the dinner table because he always talked with his hands.

At the ripe age of, again, six or seven, Pops taught me how to play Liar's Dice and how to flip the dice when know one was looking.

His laugh. 

His story about how his mother would tell him he has the most beautiful feet in the world.  

And, always letting me crawl into his lap for snuggles and a hug.

Pops will always be in my heart.

Dear Family,
Our deepest sympathy. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely, Leif and Sonia Windtberg

Uncle Joe,
You will certainly be missed, one of a kindest & fun person that I have ever had the honor to know. God Bless you & your family 
Sincerely, Russ Crocco

OBITUARY

Joseph V. Plescia

October 6, 1923 – December 30, 2015

Nicoletti, Culjis & Herberger Funeral Home

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