Pamela Jean, a resident of Oak Harbor, passed away on Nov. 24, 2016, due to complex internal organ failure. She was born in Seattle on June 15, 1949, and graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1967.

During her first marriage, Pam worked in day care and in food services for the Edmonds School District while raising three children, Shannon, Jennifer and Robert. In 1990, Pam met John Geisenhoff and they married in 1992. They relocated to Oak Harbor while purchasing a winter home in Arizona.

While in Oak Harbor, she secured employment at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island gym. During this period, she earned a certification as a personal trainer. She then created exercise classes using the Swiss ball, also known as a fit ball. Three years later, she was employed by Skagit Valley College as a Swiss ball instructor and manager of the weight room. In 2008, illness forced an emergency gall bladder removal, drastically reducing her physical activities. This resulted in her resigning her position at the college. Pam developed other talents, making dolls and creating beautiful bottle lamps which she gave to friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. To share stories or leave condolences, please visit Pam’s Book of Memories page on the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneralhome.com