Pamela "Pam" Jean Coats
September 25, 1953 — October 25, 2024
Pamela “Pam” Jean Coats, 71, of Marion, Iowa, beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and RN, passed away unexpectedly from this life on Friday, October 25, 2024, at her home. In agreement with her wishes, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Pam’s life is being planned for a later date. A Private Family Inurnment will take place at Antioch Cemetery in Anamosa, Iowa. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family.
A second notice including the times of the celebration will be published closer to the date.
Pam was born on September 25, 1953, in Anamosa, the daughter of Newell Keith and Jean Louise (Achenbach) Meeks. She was a graduate of Olin High School and went on to earn her nursing degree from Finley Hospital School of Nursing in Dubuque, Iowa. On September 26, 1981, Pam was united in marriage to Albert “Al” Martin Coats. To this union, three children were born: Tami, Alicia and Sean. She was first employed as a Registered Nurse with St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for three years, prior to moving back to Anamosa, where she worked for UnityPoint Health, St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 40 years before retiring. Pam worked in a variety of different departments including pediatrics; she had a special love for little kids, popping pimples, and working on people’s feet. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Pam is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 43 years, Al Coats of Marion; daughter, Tami Irvin of Rockport, Texas; son, Sean Coats (fiancée, Vanessa Colony) of Marion; four granddaughters, Nakayla, Braylynn, Paysleigh, and Brayleigh; mother, Jean Rekemeyer of Anamosa; three sisters, Regina “Gina” Smith, Becky (Andy) Jamison, both of Anamosa, and Renee Mente (Mike Severs) of Ft. Myers, Florida; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one daughter at infancy (Tami’s identical twin sister), Alicia Coats; father, Newell Meeks; stepfather, Dean Rekemeyer; and three brothers, Terry, Tim, and Rick Meeks.
A second notice including the times of the celebration will be published closer to the date.
Pam was born on September 25, 1953, in Anamosa, the daughter of Newell Keith and Jean Louise (Achenbach) Meeks. She was a graduate of Olin High School and went on to earn her nursing degree from Finley Hospital School of Nursing in Dubuque, Iowa. On September 26, 1981, Pam was united in marriage to Albert “Al” Martin Coats. To this union, three children were born: Tami, Alicia and Sean. She was first employed as a Registered Nurse with St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for three years, prior to moving back to Anamosa, where she worked for UnityPoint Health, St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 40 years before retiring. Pam worked in a variety of different departments including pediatrics; she had a special love for little kids, popping pimples, and working on people’s feet. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Pam is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 43 years, Al Coats of Marion; daughter, Tami Irvin of Rockport, Texas; son, Sean Coats (fiancée, Vanessa Colony) of Marion; four granddaughters, Nakayla, Braylynn, Paysleigh, and Brayleigh; mother, Jean Rekemeyer of Anamosa; three sisters, Regina “Gina” Smith, Becky (Andy) Jamison, both of Anamosa, and Renee Mente (Mike Severs) of Ft. Myers, Florida; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one daughter at infancy (Tami’s identical twin sister), Alicia Coats; father, Newell Meeks; stepfather, Dean Rekemeyer; and three brothers, Terry, Tim, and Rick Meeks.
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