Roberta Hellstrom, 91, of Baldwin City, KS, passed away, Monday, May 29 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Roberta was born October 14, 1931 to Emma & Walter Hellstrom. She moved to Baldwin City in 1999.
She worked at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for 14 years and Hallmark Cards for 27 years as a machine operator/inspector, retiring in 1993.
She was a lifetime member of the North Lawrence Christian Church.
Roberta received a letter of athletic participation in 2000 due to 50 years of attending every home football game beginning in 1950.
Along with the above football participation she was a scholar of the Civil War era & read many publications, if not all, she could find on the subject.
She is survived by brother Ray (Joyce) Hellstrom of Kansas City, MO; sister Sandra Rebecca Melton of Raytown, MO, and several nieces, nephews and a cousin.
Visitation will be Monday, June 5 at 1:00 with service following at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
