Robinson, Gladys Marie (Harris) (1943 - 2018)

ROBINSON, HARRIS, FISCUS, KELLEY, SCHWARTE, NOLLEN, SORENSEN, WALLING

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/19/2018 at 15:29:10

Name of deceased: Gladys Marie Robinson (nee Harris)

Aged: 75 yrs, 6 mo, 5 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 19, 1943; Red Line, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 24, 2018; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, July 27, 2018; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Red Line Cemetery, Red Line, Shelby County, IA

Survived by: husband, Donald Robinson of Irwin, IA; son, Kelly (spouse, Stephanie) Robinson of Harlan, IA; daughters, Stacey (spouse, Todd) Kelley of Harlan, IA and Angela Schwarte of Dubuque, IA; sister, Alice Nollen, of Arion, IA; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Sterling V. and Berma L. (nee Fiscus) Harris; sisters, Wilma Sorensen and Elizabeth Walling

Education: Attended grade school in Red Line Country School (Polk Township, Shelby County, IA); after Grade 5, she went to Kirkman School in Kirkman, IA. Gladys graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School, Class of 1963

Religious affiliation: Baptized at Midwest Bible Camp, Cedar Rapids, IA; lifelong member, Red Line Church of Christ, Red Line, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Donald Lee Robinson; Oct. 5, 1964; Harlan Church of Christ, Harlan, IA

Employment: Homemaker and mother, but also sold Avon products

Hobbies/Interests: Gardening; sewing; baking; canning; helped with sorting seed corn from 1980 until 1998; collected Native American items, lighthouses, beanie babies, plates, tins and bears; bird watching; singing; reading; family camping trips; time spent with family; member, Happy Homemaker’s Social Club; blood donor, donating at least 11 gallons over time

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com