Rowena Miller Robinow 1931-2011

MILLER ROBINOW

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 3/26/2011 at 19:27:03

Sioux City Journal
21 January 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Rowena Miller Robinow, 79, Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Sioux City and Chisholm, Minn., died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, following a lengthy illness.

Services were held Jan. 17 at Congregation Beth Torah, 6100 W. 127th Street in Overland Park. Burial was in Mount Moriah Cemetery South. Arrangements were under the direction of Louis Memorial Chapel in Kansas City, Mo. Condolences may be shared at www.louismemorialchapel.com.

Mrs. Robinow, the former Rowena Miller, was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Chisholm, the Range, as the iron mining area of northern Minnesota is known. She was the daughter of Roslyn Kaner Miller and Jake Miller. She attended Chisholm schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota as a Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in social work.

She married Alvin Robinow, of Sioux City, on Feb. 2, 1952, in Minneapolis. The couple established a well-respected and successful hardware store in 1958 in Sioux City. Mrs. Robinow opened one of the first kitchen specialty stores in the area in the 1970s. They operated the store until 1978. The couple moved to Overland Park after retirement to be closer to their daughter, Amy Robinow Franklin and her family. Mr. Robinow passed away on Dec. 25, 1999.

Survivors include a daughter, Amy Robinow Franklin and her husband, Scott Franklin of Overland Park; a daughter, Lisa Robinow and her husband, Robert H. Chiang of Ithaca, N.Y.; a brother, Irving L. Miller and his wife, Diane Miller of Rochester, Minn.; three granddaughters, Robyn "Yali" Franklin and Jill Franklin of Overland Park, and Molly Louise Chiang of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; one grandson, James Alan Chiang of Ithaca, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her favorite dog, Jingle Franklin.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Village Shalom, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care or Congregation Beth Torah.