Pamela Anne Schleger. To her friends, Pam. To her grandchildren, Crazy Grandma. To the rest of us, Mother of The Universe.

It is with great sorrow that our family announce the passing of Pamela Anne Schleger, 73, on the morning of November 26, 2024. Pamela was born on July 1, 1951, to Winslow Austin Wise and Mari Elizabeth Wagner in San Diego, California where she lived until moving to San Clemente to attend San Clemente high school.

In the fall of her senior year, Pamela worked at the local hamburger joint where the love of her life found her. Sweeping her off her feet in his 1965 mustang, Gary Lynn Schleger married Pamela on September 8th of 1969 in St. George, Utah almost one year after their first meeting. Together they raised five beautiful daughters in San Diego before moving to Lehi, Utah in 2003.

To know Pam was to know unity, togetherness, and generosity. She dedicated her entire life to caring for the people around her. For over 20 years, the Schleger Family Daycare ran out of Pam and Gary’s house, where they took in children of all ages. Her attentive and creative nature made her a pillar in any community she was a part of.

Pam was wildly artistic and loved to share her craft with those around her. When she wasn’t snapping pictures of the people in her life, she was memorializing those moments in dozens of photo albums. Pam was charismatic and loved to tell stories. She was the master of idioms and loved to laugh. No morning had started until Pam had woken up the house by singing a song.

We remember Pamela’s cooking as fresh as we remember this morning. From baked lasagna to perfect French toast to her secret Beenie Weenie. Anything with butter, salt and cheese was cooked in her kitchen. Her heart was fullest when her people were gathered around, sharing one of her meals.

She is survived by her husband, Gary Schleger and her daughters; Jennifer Schleger, Jodi (Chad) Coombs, Jami Ingalls, and Jaci (Brett) Babcock. As well as her siblings, Danny, Herb, Heidi, Eric, and her twelve grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and many other significant people who played a role in Pamela’s life. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Nancy, and her daughter Jeri Nicole Schleger (Logan).

Funeral services will be held on December 2, 2024, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon in the Lehi 20th Ward, 150 East 1500 North Lehi, Utah 84043. A viewing will be held that same day from 11:45 to 12:45. Interment, Lehi City Cemetery.