Pamela Helmlinger, 67

Pamela Helmlinger, 67, of St. Marys, died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Lima Memorial Hospital from COVID-19.

She was born April 24, 1954, in Ironton, Ohio, the daughter of George and Wanda (Sizemore) Blagg.

She married Randy Helmlinger on April 19, 1970; he preceded her in death on May 11, 2006.

She is survived by her children: Melinda (Matthew) Taylor of St. Marys, Michael (Ida) Helmlinger of St. Marys, Matthew (Tisha) Helmlinger of St. Marys, Melanie (Preston) Keith of St. Marys, Mark Helmlinger of St. Marys and Miranda (Danny) Thistlethwaite of St. Marys.

She is survived by her grandchildren: Kami, Aaron, Joshua, Hannah, Jordan, Courtney, Caleb, Cathryn, Austin, Maci, Lauren, Emma, Uryia, Tyler, Logan and Josie; by her greatgrandchildren: Kaeden, Kylee, Kolby, Kane, Vaeda, Emmett, Kolton, Kristian and one on the way, Taylor. She is also survived by her siblings: Yvonne (Nick) Houts of Montezuma and Terry (Lisa) Blagg of Fort Loramie and by a brother-in-law, Dennis Kitzmiller of Minster. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; by her children: Melissa Helmlinger and Margo Helmlinger; by her sister, Connie Kitzmiller and a nephew, Keith Powers.

Pam attended Minster High School and Edison State University. She retired from Benchmark Human Services in St. Marys. She was a very active member of the Calvary Chapel Baptist Church in Minster, and she loved the St. Marys Roughriders and Cleveland Browns.

Funeral rites will be held 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Calvary Chapel Baptist Church in Minster. Burial will follow at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.