Pamela Joy Van Heuveln

Pamela Joy Van Heuveln

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Sep

29

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10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Peterson Brothers Funeral Home

700 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201

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Sep

29

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Peterson Brothers Funeral Home

700 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201

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Pamela Van Heuveln Obituary

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Pamela Joy Van Heuveln, age 64, of Hermantown and formerly of Willmar, passed away Saturday, September 13, at her residence.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by her funeral service at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 29, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery.  Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. www.petersonbrothers.com

Pamela Joy Van Heuveln was born on September 11, 1961, in Willmar, Minnesota, the daughter of Ronald and Janell (Hopkins) Van Heuveln. She grew up and received her education in the Willmar community. Pamela worked a wide variety of jobs in the fields of health care, retail, and customer service. She attended the Willmar Gospel Hall, where as a young woman she came to know the Lord Jesus Christ and received salvation through the blood of the Lamb. Since 2013, she has resided in Hermantown. Pamela enjoyed music, baking extraordinary sugar cookies, and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her two children, Nathaniel (and Diana Lyn) Van Heuveln of St. Cloud and Nichole Kallhoff of Minneapolis; one grandson, Duke Van Heuveln; two brothers, Ronald (and Crystal) Van Heuveln of St. Cloud and John (and Roseanne) Van Heuveln of Hopkins and one sister, Rhonda (and Ken) Pearson of Minneapolis, besides other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Pearl Van Heuveln.

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Upcoming Events

Sep

29

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Peterson Brothers Funeral Home

700 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201

Send Flowers

Sep

29

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Peterson Brothers Funeral Home

700 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201

Send Flowers