Mildred (Luster) Hale

Mildred Hale, 94, of Lower Burrell, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 6, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on October 26, 1929 to the late James Sr. & Margret Ballard Luster.

Mrs. Hale, was a devoted mother and a dietician at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights for almost 20 years.

She was a devoted member of the Vermont Baptist Church, where she served as their pianist and organist for 60 years.  She also served the church as a deaconess, church trustee, choir director, and was an active participant in the church’s Pearl Peoples Missionary Society  and, the Building Fund Committee.  Mrs. Hale was organist at Ross G. Walker Funeral Home for many funerals. 

Mildred enjoyed knitting, crocheting, baking, cooking and traveling, was a Democratic Committee Woman and election poll worker.  She enjoyed flower gardening, all church activities, and making chocolates and candies for the holidays. She was an avid hide and seek player at Walmart. She would hide from her shopping companions and laugh as you searched the store trying to find her. 

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Carl Alexander Hale, Sr.;  two sons, Carl Alexander Hale, Jr., and Rev. Theodore A. Hale; daughter Rev. Shirley Anne Hale; and siblings, Katherine Moore, Ellena Cornett, Beverley Luster and James Luster, Jr.

Survivors include her daughters, Pamela (Harold) Macon, Carol Kenney and Melinda Staten; grandchildren, Edward, Elliott, Marquietta, Chanelle, Jeremiah, Kent and Jacyntia; great-grandchildren, Gemyla, Madison, Zariah, Paige, Peyton, King, Antwon, Liam, Ava and Jordan; and a host of great-great grandchildren.  

Viewing will be on Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM in ROSS G. WALKER FUNERAL HOME LTD., 217 Freeport Road, New Kensington.  A funeral service will be held Monday, October 14 at 11am in Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church/Vermont Baptist Church, 1150 Asa W. Roberts Way (formerly Fourth Avenue), New Kensington.  Anyone attending the service is asked to go directly to the church.  Burial will follow in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights.  

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