Pamela A. Klayer

IN LOVING MEMORY 

Mrs. Pamela A. Klayer, age 65 of Herkimer, NY, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

Pamela was born in Herkimer on November 11, 1960, to the late Gloria Perry. She attended the Ilion School District and later graduated from Herkimer High School in 1979. On September 8, 1979, she married her beloved husband Walter C. Klayer Jr. in Warren, NY. Pamela and Walter shared a union of twenty-three years before Walters Passing in 2003.

Pamela spent many years working at Walmart in Herkimer. Pamela had a passion for crafting wreaths and jewelry and often attended craft fairs. She loved to spend time with her family, most importantly, her grandchildren, they were truly the light of her life.

Pamela is survived by her beloved children, Melinda Nicotera and fiancé Wayne Suhocki, Walter C. Klayer III and wife Jennifer, Courtney Osley and husband Jeff and Jeffrey Klayer. She also leaves her cherished grandchildren, Jazmin, Kienna, James, Julia, Richard Jr., Matthew, Arabella, Lily and Opal and her siblings, nieces, nephews and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her mother, Gloria Perry, her husband Walter C. Klayer, Jr. as well as her in-laws and siblings.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2026, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm with a funeral service commencing at 7:00pm at the Enea Family Funeral Home, 220 N. Washington Street Herkimer, NY 13350.

In lieu of flowers, Pamela's family asks that you may consider donating in her memory to the American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Her obituary may be viewed on the funeral home website by visiting www.eneafamily.com on the Internet.

Enea, Ciaccia, & Applegate Funeral Directors