Robert and Pamela Beam

Robert E. Beam, 79, South Bend, formerly of Warsaw, passed away Sept. 21, 2020, at Heritage Point Assisted Living and Memory Care, in South Bend

He was born July 12, 1941, in Richmond, to Willard Lyell and Lacy Beam. Bob was a 1959 graduate of Boston High School.

He attended General Motors Institute and graduated with an engineering degree and earned his MBA from Indiana University South Bend.

Bob retired from Zimmer, Inc. after twenty-four years of service.

Pamela Beam, 77, South Bend, formerly of Warsaw, passed away Dec. 30, 2020, at St. Joe Regional Medical Center, in South Bend.

She was born April 3, 1943, in Elkhart, to Ruby and Leonard Wells. Pam attended Indiana
University in Bloomington and Indiana University at South Bend.

She had a number of successful interior design businesses over the years including a retail furniture/design business in Warsaw, Thorntree Interiors.

Survivors include their children: Michael (Catherine) Beam of Odessa, Fla.; Brian Beam, Indianapolis; Michelle (Preston) Beam Lathrop of Fort Collins, Colo.; and Eric (Tjasa) Landes of Gainesville, Fla.; Robert’s sister, Barbara Fay (Chris) Hines Beeson of Hagerstown; Pam’s brother, Mike Wells, Dowagiac, Mich.; and their eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

No services are planned.