1956
Pamela
2013
Pamela Hauen
December 2, 1956 — September 12, 2013
Pamela Van Hauen, 56, of Holland, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 16, 2013, at Orchard Hill Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visitation will take place from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Memorials may be directed to the family to distribute to charities in Pam's name.
Pamela Sue was born December 2, 1956, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Shirley (Meyer) Luhring. Pam was raised in rural Dike, attended Dike schools, and graduated from Dike High School in 1975. After graduating from high school, Pam attended Iowa State University in Ames and received her Bachelors Degree. She was a stay-at-home Mom and volunteered for many organizations. For all of her hard work and dedication, she was awarded the Governor's Volunteer Award. Pam was united in marriage to Keith Van Hauen on September 1, 2001, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Pam most recently worked at Hobby Lobby in Waterloo. Pam was a member of Orchard Hill Church in Cedar Falls. Pam attended many school events to support her children, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews over the years. She liked to sew, knit, sing in church, travel, walk, and hike mountains. She loved to spend time with her friends and family. In 2001, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Pam's faith in God during this time was a true light and inspiration to many people and continues to shine today.
She is survived by her husband, Keith of Holland; her father, Herman Luhring of Parkersburg; children: daughter Amanda Akkerman of Cedar Falls, daughter Alaina Flater and her husband Darren of Dike and their son, Maxwell; step children: Brian Van Hauen and his wife Claire of Liberty, MO, and their children Ben Jones, Cole Jones, and Caden Van Hauen, Valerie Wubben and her husband Wade of Manson and their children Caleb, Emily, and Courtney, Brent Van Hauen and his wife Heather of Pella and their children, Drew, Trey, and Cruz; three sisters: Roxanne (Charlie) Meyer of Burnsville, MN, Lynnae (Richard) Jess of Haslett, MI, Joni (Lonnie) Wright of Dike; and many nieces and nephews.
Pam is preceded in death by her mother.
Pamela Sue was born December 2, 1956, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Shirley (Meyer) Luhring. Pam was raised in rural Dike, attended Dike schools, and graduated from Dike High School in 1975. After graduating from high school, Pam attended Iowa State University in Ames and received her Bachelors Degree. She was a stay-at-home Mom and volunteered for many organizations. For all of her hard work and dedication, she was awarded the Governor's Volunteer Award. Pam was united in marriage to Keith Van Hauen on September 1, 2001, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Pam most recently worked at Hobby Lobby in Waterloo. Pam was a member of Orchard Hill Church in Cedar Falls. Pam attended many school events to support her children, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews over the years. She liked to sew, knit, sing in church, travel, walk, and hike mountains. She loved to spend time with her friends and family. In 2001, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Pam's faith in God during this time was a true light and inspiration to many people and continues to shine today.
She is survived by her husband, Keith of Holland; her father, Herman Luhring of Parkersburg; children: daughter Amanda Akkerman of Cedar Falls, daughter Alaina Flater and her husband Darren of Dike and their son, Maxwell; step children: Brian Van Hauen and his wife Claire of Liberty, MO, and their children Ben Jones, Cole Jones, and Caden Van Hauen, Valerie Wubben and her husband Wade of Manson and their children Caleb, Emily, and Courtney, Brent Van Hauen and his wife Heather of Pella and their children, Drew, Trey, and Cruz; three sisters: Roxanne (Charlie) Meyer of Burnsville, MN, Lynnae (Richard) Jess of Haslett, MI, Joni (Lonnie) Wright of Dike; and many nieces and nephews.
Pam is preceded in death by her mother.
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