Helen M. Martin

Jesus called Helen M. Martin home at the age of 89 on January 22, 2009. She died peacefully at her Fallbrook home after battling leukemia and congestive heart failure. The family wants to thank her many friends from the Fallbrook Presbyterian Church, and her neighbors, for all their help and love over the years. She requested no funeral or service.

Helen was born in San Diego and grew up in Altadena, where she and her parents lived over their grocery store, Wadstroms’ Grocery. She was an elementary school teacher for 37 years at Jefferson Elementary School in Pasadena.

She enjoyed singing in t...