Pamela Jo Meester, 74

Pamela Jo Meester, age 74, of Aplington, Iowa, was born the daughter of Harold Justin and Wava Bernice (Minor) Meester, on August 24, 1950, in Grundy Center, Iowa. She received her education in Grundy Center and graduated from the Grundy Center High School. Pam Jo attended the nursing program at the Marshalltown Evangelical & Community School of Nursing in Marshalltown, Iowa, and received her degree in 1971. She worked at St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa for many years. After her retirement from nursing, she continued to work and had many other jobs. She was a janitor at  St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, where she also enjoyed helping with the youth group, she worked at a group home in Allison, was a volunteer Aplington Ambulance driver, and she loved practicing equine medicine for many horse owners in the area.

Pam Jo was an active member of the Aplington Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where she helped with the sound system. She was an avid bowler and belonged to bowling leagues in the area for many years. She loved to go square dancing and was a member of the Aplington Angels and the Haylofters and attended several national single square dance conventions. Some of her hobbies included being a First Responder, Storm Spotter and she belonged to the Cedar Falls CB Emergency Club in Cedar Falls, where they often directed the traffic during parades and events. She enjoyed spending time on the farm and had an extensive vegetable and flower garden.

Pam Jo passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, from cardiac arrest. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Wava Meester; and one brother, Jay Meester.

Pam Jo is survived by a sister-in-law, Patricia “Pat” Meester of Mt. Ayr, IA; three nieces, Holly (Jeremiah) Howell of Mt. Ayr, IA, Lacey (Cody) Reed of Winterset, IA, and Kelsey (Scott) Kinyon of Creston, IA; and five great nieces and nephews, Brodie and Collin Howell, Rowdy and Isabella Reed, and Callie Kinyon. 

Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Aplington Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Aplington, with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center.

Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the family and will be determined at a later date. 

Redman Funeral & Cremation Services, Aplington Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.redmanfuneral.com