Birth date: Apr 22, 1949 Death date: Jul 18, 2025
Pamela Sue (Mitchell) Nelson, age 76, ran into the arms of her Savior on Friday, July 18, 2025. She was born April 22, 1949, in Muskegon to Dwight and Ava Marie (Starr) Mitchell. Pam graduated from Muskegon High School in 1967 and Read Obituary
There are very few moments in my life that didn't include my mom. If you needed her, she was there. Example, before life fell apart this fall, I had pneumonia, she came over to make sure I ate something. We had adventures and so many heart to heart talks, I held her when we thought we would lose my dad this year. I will never forget the looks on her face when she met both my kids and even before the fly out of bed move when I asked her well past her bedtime if she wanted to see my engagement ring. She made my wedding dress and told later she found all the mistakes during the service. We taught children together, and just enjoyed being friends.
I have so many memories of my mom. I could tell her anything and knew she wouldn't judge me. I remember special trips to Grand Rapids when I was a child to visit my kidney doctor and how we would stop at Olive Garden or Pietro's as a special treat just for us. Her by my side during my hospital stay after surgery and by my side at every infertility appointment for 2+ years. Her exasperated sighs when I did something stupid and her laugh. The millions of ways she showed up for me over the years from picking me up from school to bringing me food, to watching my daughter and dogs, to just checking in and saying the words that i needed to hear.
I will miss her every second of every day until we are together in Heaven.
Eleanor says her favorite memory with her Gramma was when she would ring her doorbell and run away and Gramma would just laugh at her.
She also loved to play with Gramma and eat the cookies that she helped Gramma make.
How do I sum up 50+ years of memories in a short post? Many of my memories with Aunt Pam were of trying to help her in the kitchen. The most fun projects were the ones that didn't quite turn out as planned (i.e. the snowmen that were supposed to be maybe cupcakes). But she did make the best butter cookies! I knew I could call her for anything, but I had to make sure I had plenty of time to talk. She will be missed by many. Hugs to you all. Love, Marla
I have quite a few favorite memories. I'll share a couple. I'll never forget the time Sherrene and I were supposed to be baking muffins. I'm not sure if we didn't do the ingredients right or if we lost track of time... Instead of muffins we had moon craters. I remember the mom look Pam had. I never felt threatened, just questioned 😂 I was a special child. I also remember the night coming home from awanas. Us children were singing very loudly, 🎶Father Abraham had many sons, many sons had Father Abraham 🎶🎶🎶 Next thing you know there's red and blue lights. Yup, she was pulled over. If I remember correctly, the Lord pulled her out of that one. No ticket. I'm thankful to have known her. I'm thankful that she and the family helped me to grow up knowing Jesus.
I know she is in the most beautiful place. Until we meet again. ❤️
