Pamela J. Wachal

BELLMER, ILICK, KUDA, MITCHELL, PAGEL, WACHAL

Posted By: Cindy (email)
Date: 10/31/2016 at 17:35:59

Pamela J. Wachal, 57, of Quasqueton, IA died Tuesday October 18, 2016, at her home in rural Quasqueton, IA.

Pam was born on May 11, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, IA the daughter of Guy Carlton and Alice Jane (Mitchell) Ilick. She was a 1977 graduate of Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, IA. For several years she worked for United Fire & Casualty Insurance Company in Cedar Rapids, IA. She moved to Independence Iowa with her children in 1988 and finally made her home on the Franck farm in Rural Quasqueton, IA in 2001. Pam was the matriarch of the family who loved and cherished her children and grandchildren, and accepted the Franck family as her own. She enjoyed gardening, NASCAR racing, and hockey.

She is preceded by her parents.

She is survived by her husband; Keith Franck, Winthrop, IA, seven children; Hans (Jamie) Wachal, Chase Wachal, and Easton (Dillon) Kuda, all of Cedar Rapids, IA, Sophia Franck, Waverly, IA, Laura (Chris Taylor) Franck, Menomonee Falls, WI, Edward (Jessica) Franck, Thibodaux, LA, and Joseph Franck, Enid, OK. Eleven grandchildren, and a sister; Denise (Scott) Bellmer, Cedar Rapids, IA.

Also surviving is a adopted son Robert Pagel, a special friend; Rita Norris, and a niece Carleigh Bellmer.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, at the Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory, Independence, IA, with the Rev. Bob Solon officiating. Burial will be in the Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton, IA. Friends may call from 5 to 8 PM Friday at the funeral home.

In Lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to the American Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N Michigan Ave, Floor 17; Chicago, IL 60601