Donna Carolyn Robitske

1927 - 2018  (91 years)

• Name	Donna Carolyn Robitske  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Sep 1927	Bloomington, McLean, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Oct 2018	Normal, McLean, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Burial	East Lawn Memorial Garden Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I87164	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Walter Edward Robitske,   b. 2 Sep 1906, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois d. 18 Apr 1984, Normal, McLean, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Haskell,   b. 19 Jul 1909, Literberry, Morgan, Illinois d. 24 Oct 1977, ..., McLean, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1927  [1]
  Family ID	F39749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Martin Simpson,   b. 28 Dec 1926, Monmouth, Warren, Illinois d. 27 Sep 2010, Normal, McLean, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1949	Bloomington, McLean, Illinois   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Robert Wayne Simpson,   b. 23 Jun 1947, Normal, McLean, Illinois d. 13 Nov 2022, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 75 years)   2. Steven Michael Simpson,   b. 17 Mar 1950, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois d. 17 Mar 1950, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 0 years)   3. Rick N. Simpson   4. Ellen Simpson
  Family ID	F75231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) October 20, 2018 Donna Carolyn Simpson, 91, of Bloomington, went to be with the Lord at 3:40 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 18, 2018) at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal. Donna was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Bloomington, the daughter of Walter Edward and Henrietta Haskell Robitske. She married Robert Martin Simpson on Sept. 15, 1946, in Bloomington. He preceded her in death as well as her parents, one son in infancy and two brothers. Surviving are three children, Robert W. (Carol) Simpson, Bloomington; Rick N. (Marilyn) Simpson, Normal; and Ellen "Sue" (Ron) Litherland, Bloomington; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Shirley Knuth, Normal. Donna was a member of East White Oak Bible Church in Carlock. She loved the Lord with all her heart. She worked multiple jobs including State Farm in her youth, General Electric and Kaiser Agriculture and The Little Theater on The Square in Sullivan. Donna loved flowers; she could take a single leaf and in months it would be a flourishing plant. Music was also her joy; she would even sing and whistle while hanging up laundry in the back yard.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37897] 1930 census, Illinois, McLean county. [S47155] Obituary, Find-a-Grave, Donald Robitske. [S78026] Cemetery index, East Lawn Memorial Garden Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, (Find-a-Grave). [S78028] Obituary, The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), Donna Carolyn Simpson, (October 20, 2018). [S67176] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Name Donna [Donna Robitske] Gender Female Marriage Date 15 Sep 1946 Father W. E. Robitske Mother Robitske Spouse Robert M. Simpson (Reliability: 3).