Pamela Sue Paavola

Pamela Sue Paavola obituary

Pamela Sue Paavola

Pamela Paavola Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Barnett Family Funeral Home - Oskaloosa on Sep. 29, 2025.
Pamela Sue Paavola, 64, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, September 22, 2025 at her home. Pam was born April 1, 1961 at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Arthur Nicholas and Marilyn Sue Adams Paavola. She was a 1979 graduate of Oskaloosa High School.

After graduation, she started to work in Federal Civil Service at Ft. Leavenworth for the Department of the Army, retiring in 2016 after 37 years of Service.

Survivors include a sister, Cheryl Ann Paavola, Denver, CO, two brothers, Michael (Jill) Paavola, John (Patty) Hamm, both of Oskaloosa, nieces and nephews and extended family.

Grave Side Service will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 3, 2025 at Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa. Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa is assisting the family. barnettfamilyfh.com

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Joan Shirron

September 30, 2025

I worked with Pam in the early eighties at Munson Army Hospital. She was a good friend. We went to see Kenny Rogers in Kansas City together. I was so sad to read of her passing. She was a kind and caring person and too young to leave us.
Joan Shirron

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