Pamela “Pam” Westfall
April 25th, 1935 - April 24th, 2023
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Pam's Obituary
Pamela Darlene “Pam” Westfall, 87, of St. Joseph, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at Corewell Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 5, at 2 PM at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, with Pastor Phil Bubar officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 12 PM until the time of the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, https://www.jdrf.org/donate/. Those wishing to leave an online condolence may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Pam was born on April 25, 1935, in St. Joseph to Chester & Charlotte “Lottie” (Sanders) Hinga. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1953 and continued her education by attending Michigan State University and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. On March 1, 1958, Pam married the love of her life, Darrell Westfall, at the former Zion Evangelical Reformed Church in St. Joseph. The two were happily married for nearly 64 years before Darrell passed away in 2022. Pam worked as a grade school teacher for about 10 years before she changed positions and began working for the Western University of Illinois as a Resident Hall Assistant Director. She would remain at this job for 20 years before retiring at 65 years old. Pam loved to crochet and to play board games and cards, specially Five Crowns, Hand & Foot, and Phase 10. She enjoyed her nearly daily phone calls with her sister, attending Tulip Time in Holland and going to various bandshells to listen to bands play music. She also loved to watch movies making it part of her nightly routine; she would get her nightly snack of either popcorn or ice cream, get situated on her recliner and select movies of all genres off of Netflix to watch. Pam was a wonderful wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister and friend who will be missed dearly by all who knew her.
Pam is survived by her children, Dr. Mark (Jean) Westfall, of Neenah, WI, Sharon (Theresa) Westfall of Chapel Hill, NC, and Dr. Michael (Candice) Westfall of Stevensville; grandchildren, Kerry (Titus), Jenny (Jeremy), Laura, Alex, Emily, Tyler and Rebecca; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Constance “Connie” Filppis. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Darrell.
Pam was born on April 25, 1935, in St. Joseph to Chester & Charlotte “Lottie” (Sanders) Hinga. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1953 and continued her education by attending Michigan State University and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. On March 1, 1958, Pam married the love of her life, Darrell Westfall, at the former Zion Evangelical Reformed Church in St. Joseph. The two were happily married for nearly 64 years before Darrell passed away in 2022. Pam worked as a grade school teacher for about 10 years before she changed positions and began working for the Western University of Illinois as a Resident Hall Assistant Director. She would remain at this job for 20 years before retiring at 65 years old. Pam loved to crochet and to play board games and cards, specially Five Crowns, Hand & Foot, and Phase 10. She enjoyed her nearly daily phone calls with her sister, attending Tulip Time in Holland and going to various bandshells to listen to bands play music. She also loved to watch movies making it part of her nightly routine; she would get her nightly snack of either popcorn or ice cream, get situated on her recliner and select movies of all genres off of Netflix to watch. Pam was a wonderful wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister and friend who will be missed dearly by all who knew her.
Pam is survived by her children, Dr. Mark (Jean) Westfall, of Neenah, WI, Sharon (Theresa) Westfall of Chapel Hill, NC, and Dr. Michael (Candice) Westfall of Stevensville; grandchildren, Kerry (Titus), Jenny (Jeremy), Laura, Alex, Emily, Tyler and Rebecca; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Constance “Connie” Filppis. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Darrell.
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