Lux, Pamela Joan

Pamela Joan Lux, 59, of Center Junction, died Friday, June 11, 2010, in her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 14, at Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello. The Rev. Cindy McKenzie will officiate at the service. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Interment will be at North Madison Pioneer Cemetery in Center Junction.

Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

Surviving are her husband, Jim; her children, Matthew (Julie) Lux of Cascade, Mark (Jennifer) Lux of Williamsburg and Sara (Tim) Bartels of Baldwin; five grandchildren, Jenna and Jacob of Williamsburg, Alyssa of Cascade, Anna of Baldwin and Brett of Cascade; two sisters, Gloria Dirks and Donna Soper; and a brother, John Darrow.

She was preceded in death by her parents: father, John Darrow, and mother, Helen Hoyer, and stepfather, Ed Hoyer; and maternal and paternal grandparents.

Pamela Joan Darrow was born Dec. 31, 1950, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of John and Helen (Rollf) Darrow. Pam was a 1969 graduate of Olin High School. In November 1969, Pam and Jim Lux were united in marriage in Galena, Ill. Later the couple renewed their vows at Castle Grove Catholic Church, with Father Lewis McDonough. Pam started working at the Monticello Nursing and Rehab in 1974 before retiring in 2009. She was among the first women members of the Center Junction Fire Department.

Pam took great pride in her grandchildren, her flowers, and her home. She enjoyed camping, mushroom hunting, fishing, her cats, the Jones County Fair, and following her Iowa Hawkeye teams. The thing she treasured most was the time she got to spend with Jim, her children and grandchildren. She will be missed dearly by those closest to her.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.