Pamela Schechinger

Pam was born February 1st, 1950 to Ralph and Ellen Trout in Logan Iowa. At 10 years old Pam was Baptized into the Christian church. Pam had many memories from her grandmother Grace and her beloved aunt Marge who taught her to play the piano. Pam enjoyed many lifelong friends graduating from Lo Ma Highschool in 1968. Pam attended Iowa Western Community College becoming an LPN.

Pam went on her first date with Dave her senior year. She was Baptized into the Catholic Faith and was married at St. Anne's Catholic church on May 23, 1970.

It was in Beatrice that Pam received her greatest joy when Pam became a mother adopting Eric and Tammie. They brought her great fulfillment and satisfaction. Pam loved being a teachers aid in their catholic schools taking great pleasure in teaching them to read. The family fishing trips to Minnesota, the snag that ended up being the biggest fish Pam ever caught.

In 1989, her husband's work took them to New Mexico. Far from family and friends. It was a scary adventure but Pam quickly made friends working as a teachers aid at Sacred Heart. We lived there for almost 30 years. It was a strange dry climate of 8" annual rainfall. Drive 50 miles north and they measured snow in feet.

As her children grew to teenagers, Pam continued her education to become an RN. Pam was a very good student and president of the Phi Theta's Alpha Mu Sigma chapter at San Juan college. Pam pursued her love of writing having two poems published. Unfortunately, her ambition was cut short as Pam fell into deep depression, taking six years out of her life. As Pam recovered, she worked in a nursing home and as a hospice care. Pam truly loved working hospice. Pam firmly believed in angels, feeling angels in the room before a patient passed. When her father died, Pam said there are angels in the room, moments later he passed.

As a nurse Pam loved babies coming into the world. Pam witnessed the birth of three of her grandchildren Kyren, Kyleigh & Brayden. Dustin came later. Pam loved and cherished each of them.

In 2004, we moved to a rural setting. Pam loved the house and the lot was big enough for a shop but it had a pool. Pam loved to entertain, especially grand kids. So having a pool wasn't so bad. A shop was built and it became home to a pink 55 Crown Victoria. Even though Dave did all the work it became Pam's; Pam named her Vicky. Pam loved riding in and driving Vicky. The first time Pam drove it, she tore off throwing sand and gravel leaving tire marks on the pavement heading out of town.

On December 8th 2005, while moving an old stereo, her life changed. A sudden scream, her T8 Vertebra collapsed, Pam's nursing career was over. A kyphoplasty procedure repaired the damage but, the pain persisted. Tests revealed a rare form of Mast Cell cancer causing bone deterioration. Chemo drugs lowered the mast cell count but, there was no cure. Mast cell releases created histamines causing anaphylactic shock. As the attacks increased, Pam went on transitional hospice in 2010. A strong heart enabled her to survive the anaphylactic attacks. As the attacks slowed, Pam got off hospice. Tired from all the chemo drugs, Pam went back on hospice. Miraculously the attacks ceased and were controlled with a low dose of Gleevec, but it was a long, long road to recovery

After Dave's retirement, we moved back to the Midwest. Pam missed the many wonderful people of the southwest. It was a good move for Pam, allowing her to forget the hard times she'd been through and start anew.

A special thanks for all the prayers and wonderful cards from the SCCS children, family and friends. Pam battled cancer and won but it wouldn't leave her alone. The battle ended peacefully on February 27, 2026.

Pam was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Ellen Trout and her older brother, Mike Trout and nieces, Karen Trout and Nicki Proctor.

Pam is survived by her husband of 55 years, David; son, Eric Schechinger of Omaha, NE; daughter, Tammie (Spencer) Anna of Farmington, NM; grandson Kyren Schechinger of Wann, OK; granddaughter, Kyleigh Anna and grandson, Brayden Anna of Farmington NM, Dustin Schechinger of Omaha, NE; sibling, Steven (Marie)Trout of Leavenworth, KS; sister-in-law, Nancy (Mike) Trout; and four nieces.

A special thanks to Father Clement and for all the wonderful cards from the SCCS children, family and friends.