John Harley Caccese
August 09, 1956 - November 18, 2025
John Harley Caccese, known to family and friends as “Poncho”, died peacefully on November 18, 2025 in Cranberry, Pennsylvania. He was 69 years old.
He was born on August 9, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, to Evelyn (Niles) and Anthony Caccese. After graduating from PolyPrep, he attended Northwestern University where he received his masters’ degree in Journalism. He had a distinguished career in Marketing at various General Electric businesses prior to venturing out on his own.
John had a passion for bourbon old fashioned cocktails, golf, photography, World War II history, cheering his New York Giants and Yankees teams as well as his Northwestern Wildcats and spending time with his wife and children.
A devoted husband, father and grandfather, John is survived by his loving wife, Annette, their two children, Alexandra (Christopher) and Maria (Tashla); brother William (Andrea); sister-in-law Kathy; grandchildren Lawrence, Brandy and Lee; many nieces and nephews
and Koda and Bella, his beloved dogs. He was predeceased by his eldest brother Robert and nephew Christopher.
John’s kindness, generosity and sense of humor touched everyone who knew him and he will always be remembered for his cheery outlook. John always said he was the “World’s Luckiest Guy. ” We were all lucky for knowing him.
A celebration of John’s life will be held at a future date in 2026.
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Annette and family, So very sorry to hear this. I have fond memories of working with John back in the good ole days of GE Plastics. Always fun to be around. I’ll keep you all in my thoughts. Brenda
REST EASY BROTHER
We loved John. He was the manager of our basketball team at NU. Great guy, always there with whatever we needed. He was one of the good guys and will be missed by all that knew him.
John will be so missed! I will fondly remember him for his passion for life and his family.
I’m very sorry to hear of John’s passing. I knew him professionally for a number of years and always enjoyed his business insights and his company.