Donnabelle "Donna" Robinson 1937 - 2017

ROBINSON, PASKERT, EUFERS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/25/2017 at 19:31:46

SIOUX City Journal
19 January 2017

LAWTON, Iowa | Donnabelle "Donna" Robinson, 79, of Lawton, passed away on Jan. 15, 2017 at a Sioux City hospital.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, Iowa. Interment will be in Banner Township Cemetery, Lawton. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City.

Donnabelle was born on Nov. 10, 1937, in Hastings, Neb., the daughter of Leo and Bertha (Paskert) Eufers. She attended Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City, graduating with the class of 1955.

She was married to Bedford Robinson on May 21, 1960 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sioux City. The couple owned and operated the Moville Record Newspaper for 26 years before retiring in 2000.

Donnabelle was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville. Donnabelle was a great cook and everyone enjoyed her meals. She was a master comparison shopper who was always on the hunt for a bargain. She loved her family and enjoyed attending all of her children's and grandchildren's events. Spending time with her family was very important to Donnabelle.

Donnabelle will always be remembered by her family which includes her husband of 56 years, Bedford of Lawton; her sons, Tom and his wife, Patti of Burbank, S.D., and Scott and his wife, Stephanie of Sioux City; her grandchildren, Chad Robinson and his wife, Aspen, Bryce Robinson, Megan Robinson, Benjamin Robinson, and Carli Robinson; her great-granddaughter, Oaklyn Belle Robinson; and two sisters, Shirley Martens and Marjean Gastro.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Brian Robinson; and a sister, Marilyn McCarthy.

The family requests that memorials in Donabelle's name be made to the Alzheimer's Association.