Martha L. Hallstrom (age 91)

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Martha L. Hallstrom, Age 91 of Kiwanis Trail, DuBois, PA died Thursday, November 01, 2018 at the DuBois Village.

Born on April 28, 1927 in DuBois, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Eva (Cobb) Miller.

On September 16, 1950, she married A.B. Hallstrom, at the Falls Creek Presbyterian Church. They celebrated 66 years of marriage together. He preceded her in death on October 29, 2016.

Receiving her training at South Side Hospital in Pittsburgh, she became a registered nurse and served as the Director of Nursing at the DuBois Hospital. For her last 10 years of employment, she worked for Dr. Bill Lundgren.
She was the "family doctor", who was consulted first when anyone needed medical advice. 

She had a great love of family. She loved family gatherings with lots of food and hosted family reunions and holiday events at the camp and her home for many years. Every birthday and holiday meant a dinner together, and she and A.B. hosted a regular gathering of family and friends every Friday evening. 

Martha was a longtime member of the Beechwoods Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder and was active in the church bazaar workshop making crafts and quilts.  She was a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a longtime supporter of the Boy & Girl Scouts, a den mother for the Boy Scouts and the Registered Nurses Club. 

She was a skilled and competitive gin player. She had a broad area of interests & activities such as, hunting, golfing, quilting, crafting, traveling the world including long RV rides to Alaska, finishing woodworking projects from A.B.'s wood shop and genealogy, where she worked hard to research and complete her family tree.

Martha is survived by a daughter (Mary Lea Haugh & Charlie of Brookville, PA); a son (Bob Hallstrom and his wife Peggy of DuBois, PA) 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and a brother (John "Jack" Miller & his wife Carol of Luthersburg, PA).

She was preceded in death by her 2 brothers (Merle & Ross Miller), 3 sisters (Jean Eckstein, Donna Weant, and Marilyn Camise), 2 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 5, 2018 from 3-7 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 11 a.m. from the Beechwoods Presbyterian Church with Pastors David and Emily Koehler officiating.

Burial will follow in Beechwoods Cemetery. 

Memorials can be place with the Hahne Cancer Center, 100 Hospital Avenue, DuBois, PA 15801 and/or Beechwoods Presbyterian Church, 14 Beechwood Road, Falls Creek, PA 15840.

On line condolences may be made to www.baronickfuneralhome.com