Wilma Ione Hallstrom

         Wilma Ione Hallstrom, 92 of South Sioux City passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at her son’s home surrounded by her family.           Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Becker – Hunt Funeral Home with Chaplain Mark S. Westrich officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.           Wilma was born June 25, 1923 in Highmore, S.D. the daughter of John E. and Edna P. (Adair) Noe. She graduated from Ponca, Nebraska High School in 1942. She married Maurice E. Hallstrom November 8, 1946 in South Sioux City.           She was employed as cook for the South Sioux City School system for over forty years. She loved all the little kids and loved to baby-sit. She took care of the nursery at the First Covenant Church of many years.           She loved to make pies, cookies, cakes and cinnamon rolls. She took pride in making a lamb cake for all of the first birthdays.           She collected angels. Survivors include a son Gary and his wife Denise Hallstrom of South Sioux City, a daughter Cheryl and her husband Scott Martin of South Sioux City, a sister Bernadine Hallstrom of South Sioux City, seven grandchildren: Trish Martin and companion Dusty Baker,  Justin (Kristie Martin, Jerrad (Kaylee) Hallstrom, Kelsey (Terry) Poland, Landon Hallstrom and financie Nikki Herbold) Lacey Hallstrom, Dylan Hallstrom, seven great grandchildren: Cody Martin, Andee Martin, Markus Martin, Josilyn Martin, Jace Poland, Jaxon Hallstrom, Raylie Poland and one great granddaughter on the way,           She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Maurice October 5, 2010, a son Larry and his wife Julie Hallstrom, brothers Glenn, Verl, Merland, and a sister Beryl Fleming.           Pallbearers will be: Jerrad, Landon and Dylan Hallstrom, Justin and Cody Martin, Dusty Baker, Terry Poland and Markus Martin. Honorary pallbearers will be Lacey Hallstrom, Trish Martin, Kelsey Poland and Kaylee Hallstrom.           The family wants to give a special thank you to her care givers Denise and Lacey Hallstrom and her special hospice nurse Wendy.