I met Ida when I was a volunteer at Lakeview and fed residents. She would be there assisting her husband. What a fun lady. She always kept things interesting and was interested in what was going on.
Jean Potter
July 17, 2015 | Fairmont, MN
When I first met Ida is at the Lakeview nursing home. It was always good to hear her many interesting story when she was young she always was young at heart and had a lot of spunk to her. my grandfather David Lenort and my mother Pam L Hansen came to her 100th birthday party so my sympathy to you for losing your mother
she was a very special person to who she has met. During my time working at lakeview she was like a grandma to me
Azure Hansen
July 16, 2015 | Crystal, MN
It seems that others all mention 4-H in their memories of your mom. She's one of my fond memories of the kitchen of the 4-H building during fair time! What a happy lady. I'm sorry that another good lady is gone!
Helen (Gould) Houle, Manyaska
July 15, 2015
Not surprised that this spunky lady from the neighborhood where I grew up lived to be 100!! She was quite the character!! I remember her love of fishing, her ready laugh and sense of humor, as well as her kindness to me as a kid who lived on a neighboring farm. She was a 4-H legend!! I am so glad to have known her and pray that she may rest in peace...and catch a heavenly fish or two!
Lori Pytleski Nicklay
July 14, 2015 | Winona, MN
Our sympathy to you or the loss of a very special lady. From our years of 4-H in the Silver Lake 4-H Club to a visit a few years ago while she was in the Methodist Home, she continued to be a positive influence in my life. Her crisp but positive and loving manner made her a very special person to myself and I am sure to many others. Thank you Ida; God speed.
Helen (Hytry) Classon
July 14, 2015 | Fairmont, MN
I remember your parents fondly thru their work in 4H during the 1950's. The dairy barn would not have been the same without their smiling faces. special people
Judith Brammeier, Klenz
July 14, 2015 | Fairmont, MN
A Celebration of Life Service for Ida M. Hallstrom, 100, of Fairmont, MN, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Ida passed away Friday morning, July 10, 2015, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with the arrangements.Ida M. (Madsen) Hallstrom was born on February 5, 1915, in Anthon, IA, the daughter of J.P and Sena (Larsen) Madsen. As a young girl, Ida moved with her family to Askov, MN, where she received her education and graduated from Askov High School with the class of 1934. Following her graduation, Ida attended the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture.On June 7, 1939, Ida married Marlow W. Hallstrom in Askov, MN. Together the couple made their home in East Chain, MN, where they farmed for many years and were blessed with two daughters, Sharon and Colleen.In her spare time, Ida enjoyed fishing and gardening and was very active in the 4-H Leadership. She was an active member of the East Chain United Methodist Church in East Chain where she served with the Ladies Aid.Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Sharon Sisson and her husband, Vern of Lorida, FL, and Colleen Hardin and her husband, John of Mound, MN; grandchildren, Shelley Orr and her husband, Dana, and Patrick Sisson and his wife, Liz; three great-grandchildren, Ashely Byrd, T. J. Orr, and Rachel Sisson; two great-great grandchildren, River Hoak and Rain Hoak; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.Ida was preceded in death by her parents, J.P and Sena Madsen; husband, Marlow; and four brothers, Clifford Madsen, Leonard Madsen, Stanley Madsen and Alvin Madsen.
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