Funeral Services for Pam Tikalsky, age 69, of Spencer, Nebraska will be 10:30 am Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with Pastor Paul Hirsch officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Lawn Cemetery, rural Spencer. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Monday, January 10, 2021 at Biglin's Mortuary with a 7 pm prayer service lead by Pastor Phil Henning. Pam passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her home near Spencer. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary of O'Neill.

Pamela Rae Crawford was born in Lynch, Nebraska on June 22, 1952 to Ted and Mae (Miller) Crawford. She attended Spencer High School, graduating in 1970.

Pam met Robert Tikalsky and they later married on June 14, 1974 on her family farm. They had a wedding dance at the old Ash Grove Hall. To this union, two boys were born: Jon and Tom. The couple made their home in O'Neill, until 1978 when they moved to Page. Then in 1985, the couple moved to the Crawford family farm near the Niobrara River.

After getting married, Pam attended Northeast Community College in Norfolk to become a nurse. She started working at the hospital in Lynch before working in O'Neill as a nurse, and several other nursing homes around the area. Pam loved living on and working on the farm. She was an avid gardener, canner, and baker.

Pam was a member of the Page American Legion Auxiliary Post 315 and a member of the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in O'Neill.

Pam is survived by her husband of 47 years, Bob Tikalsky of Spencer; two sons, Jon Tikalsky and Tom Tikalsky both of Spencer; two grandchildren, Lexy and Andrea Tikalsky; sister, Clyonne Lederer of San Antonio, TX; and many nieces and nephews.

Pam is preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Lyndsey Tikalsky in 2017; siblings, Wilma Jeane (Wilbur) Staples and LaDona (Lloyd) Whetham; and brothers-in-law, Bud Lederer and Burt Johnson.