Diana L. Pacheco, age 75, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 6:49 AM on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born on January 26, 1947, in Galesburg, Illinois the daughter of Marion and Willie (Parris) Jacobs. She attended and graduated from Galesburg High School in Galesburg, Illinois. In 1970 she married Clyde Charles, Sr in Galesburg, Illinois. Then, she married Jesse Paul Pacheco on July 25, 1994, in Rock Island, Illinois. He preceded her in death on June 9, 2017.
Surviving are two daughters: Tracey (David) Cuevas of Galesburg, Illinois, and Tiffany Charles of Galesburg, Illinois; two grandchildren: Chance (Josh Damewood) Charles and Kylee Quinn; three step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters, and one brother.
She worked as a waitress most of her life, working for the former Broadview Restaurant in Galesburg, Illinois, in the 1990s. She purchased the restaurant in 2002 and operated it until 2015.
Cremation rites will be accorded per her wishes and will be scattered in East Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois at a later date. Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes & Crematory in Knoxville, Illinois have been entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences and/or expressions of sympathy may be sent through www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
