Pamela Joy Schmitz, devoted daughter, loving sister, sweetheart girlfriend, fun-loving aunt, and loyal friend, passed away on October 21st at the age of 52 following a 10-year battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
She was born on April 13, 1959 in Great Falls to Fred J. and Beverly J. Schmitz. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Helena where she lived her entire life. She attended May Butler, Jefferson, and HMS before graduating from HHS in 1977.<\/p>\n
Pam held a number of jobs which included the State of Montana, operating her own daycare, Smiths in East Helena, and Qwest for 9 years. She finally found her dream job on September 12, 2008 working for the County Attorney\u2019s Office where she worked until mid-October when poor health forced her to leave.<\/p>\n
Pam left no stone unturned during her short time on earth, living life to its fullest and enjoying time with friends and family. She was the middle child of five, having two older sisters and two younger brothers. She was the heart and glue of a large group of girlfriends from the 6th grade which saw each other often. Ten years ago, Pam met her best friend and companion, Mike Kelly. She enjoyed camping, fishing, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, and jet skiing. Pam was an excellent cook and could make a 10-course meal for 20 people look like a breeze. She could work circles around everyone, no matter what the task. During her final days, she still had a \u2018to do\u2019 list that she was working on.<\/p>\n
Pam is survived by her mother, Beverly Schmitz; sister, Debbie Tanna (Pete) of Littleton, CO; sister, Theresa Jo Parker (Bruce) and their children, Winston and Madison; brother, Bob (Kris) and their children Shayla and Shanna; brother, David (Lisa) and their children Tani, Anna, and Alan; boyfriend, Mike Kelly and her \u2018group of girls\u2019. Pam was preceded in death by her father, Fred \u201cSmitty\u201d Schmitz and both sets of grandparents.<\/p>\n
Following Pam\u2019s wishes, cremation has taken place. A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, October 25th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Jorgensons Restaurant` . Everyone is invited to attend and share their stories about Pam.<\/p>\n
The family suggests memorials be sent to the Lewis & Clark Humane Society, 1712 E Custer, Helena; Cancer Center of St. Peter\u2019s Hospital; or the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2047 Broadwater Ste. 2, Billings, MT 59102.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/493382_profile_pic.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}