Pamela Kahler

Funeral Information

Pamela is being cremated after having her body used as a cadaver at Wayne State University. A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 11 am at St. Hubert Parish-Sacred Heart Catholic Church. . A wake service will be held on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Kaufman Funeral Home in Bad Axe. Friends may call for visitation on Friday at the funeral home from 5 pm until the service time at 7 pm or Saturday at the church from 10 am until the Liturgy Mass at 11 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers please make donations to The Homeless Coalition, Baby Pantry of Bad Axe or Greater Huron County United Way. If you wish to offer your condolences to the Kahler family, please go to www.kaufmanfuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

She is survived by her husband, Lee Kahler of Bad Axe, 2 sons, Martin Kahler and Phillip (Nicole) Kahler, 4 grandchildren, Emily, Ben, Colton, and Liam. One sister Phyllis Hibberd Clark, her brother-in-law Ed Kennedy and Julie Kahler.

Biography

Mrs. Pamela Jo Kahler, age 77, of Bad Axe, passed away on September 16, 2019. Pam was born to the late Charles and Josephine Hibberd on November 25, 1942 in Wyandotte, Mi. She grew up in Mt. Pleasant, Mi, where she was a 1960 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree and her Masters of Social Work degree from Michigan State University in 1964 and 1966 respectively. She married her best friend, Lee W. Kahler on August 8, 1964, at St. John’s Student Center, East Lansing. Pam understood her mission to love and serve the Lord through serving mankind. Her career took her to the Family Service Agency of Genesee County and to Catholic Family Service of the Thumb, where she provided adoption and foster care service, individual and family counseling. She then completed her professional career as a Medical Social Worker at Harbor Beach Community Hospital/Long Term Care Unit. Along the way she also taught classes at area colleges, worked in Home Care Services and as a Youth Minister at Sacred Heart Church. She continued to provide service through a variety of Community Services, such as The Homeless Coalition and Huron County Baby Pantry. She served on the Board of Trustees with the Bad Axe Schools and Huron County Mental Health Board. She served as a Lay Minister for Sacred Heart Church for many years, being active as an Extra-ordinary Eucharistic Minister, worked as coordinator of and participated in scripture study, Lecturing at Mass and cooperated wherever the pastor requested. She also served as lay Procurator for the Marriage Tribunal. The scripture study and Lay Ministry groups were very special to her. Pam’s main joy were her family and friends. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, dancing, golf, bowling, travel and exercise. She and her husband attended 5 Summer Olympic Games, traveling to Atlanta, GA., Sydney. Australia, Athens, Greece, Beijing, China and London, England. Emily and Ben were old enough to join her in London which made it very special. She also had a great time taking all the grandchildren to Grandparents University at MSU which was very special to her. Many people will remember her as having a quiet, calming effect on others, especially at a time of chaos.

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