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Pamela Kay Christiansen

1946 - 2009

Pamela Kay Christiansen, 62, of 1307 7th Ave. North, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave North, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating. Burial will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, Hospice of North Iowa, Mercy Cancer Center, or North Iowa Humane Society.

Pamela Kay Lemke was born Feb. 7, 1946, in Mason City, the daughter of Clarence and Pearl (Neuberger) Lemke. She graduated from Klemme High School in 1964. Pam moved to Des Moines, Iowa to work for an insurance company and later worked for Meredith Publishing Company. In the fall of 1966 Pam moved to Clear Lake. Pam was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Christiansen on Feb. 25, 1967, at the United Methodist Church, Klemme.

She worked for the City of Clear Lake as an assistant city clerk. Pam worked for Futures Management Corporation of Iowa for several years as a corporate treasurer. Pam was the office manager for WHY USA Realty for a few years and later the office manager for Anchor Realty; retiring in February of 2008. Pam enjoyed motorcycles and classic cars. She was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and a huge Neil Diamond fan. Pam and Bob enjoyed wintering in Florida and Arizona. She was a member of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, North Iowa Road Riders, and Clear Lake Auto Social Society.

Pam is survived by her husband Bob Christiansen, Clear Lake; brother-in-law, David (Alice) Christiansen, Clear Lake, and sister-in-law, Doneta Pedelty, Clear Lake; aunt, Frances Neuberger, Garner, Iowa; nieces and nephews, Anne (Finn) Bullers, Prairie Village, Kan., Tina Christiansen, La Vista, Neb., Kristi Sly, Altoona, Iowa, Kimberly (Alan) Bernhard, Bancroft, Iowa, Shelley (Michael) Phelps, Lone Rock, Iowa; great nieces and nephews; Christian and Alora Bullers, Benjamin Christiansen, Cora Jane Sly, Luke and Joshua Bernhard, Tatum, Thor, and Tenille Phelps; along with numerous cousins and other relatives and friends.

Pam is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Pearl Lemke and cousins, Mark and Franklin Neuberger.


source: Clear Lake Reporter, 2 Jan 2009

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