Robbins, Donna L. 1956-2009

ROBBINS, DUQUETTE

Posted By: Ernie Braida (email)
Date: 1/12/2010 at 10:11:27

Funeral services for Donna Lee Robbins, 52, will be at 11 AM Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Melcher-Dallas.

Visitation will be Friday with the family receiving friends from 6-8 PM at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Melcher-Dallas.

Memorials are requested to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, the Iowa chapter; 8033 University Blvd. Suite A. Des Moines, IA 50325.

Donna was born August 11, 1956 in Patterson, Iowa; the daughter of Sherman and Mary (Duquette) Robbins.

She was a 1974 graduate of Indianola High School, where she was on Indianola's first women's volleyball team. Donna lived in Pleasantville from 1985 to 2001, and was attending Simpson College, graduating in 1992. She had worked at 3-M for thirteen years and also at WVS Marketing.

She was a very generous and caring person. She was an avid Bobby Labonte, and Chicago Bears fan. She enjoyed going to the casino. She loved her family very much, and especially enjoyed spending time with her two grandchildren.

Donna passed away January 14, 2009 at her residence.

She is survived by her daughter, Nikki Robinson of New Sharon, parents, Bud and DeDe Robbins of rural Dallas; grandchildren, Madison and Kaleb Robinson; aunts and uncles: Buzz Duquette, Dottie and Don Onder, and Betty Garren; along with many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Sherman Robbins, Jr.