Aura Marjorie (McKinney) Robbins
June 17, 1923-June 21, 2002
South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, Sunday, June 30, 2002, page 28, 29
Aura Marjorie Robbins, 79, a life-long resident of Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness on Friday, June 21, in the residence of her son, Robert, in Woodinville, Wash.
She was born June 17, 1923, In Niles, to William and Aura (Barr) McKinney. Her parents, one brother, Earl Worrell of Niles, and one sister, Ella Ridinger of Brownsville, Ore., preceded her in death.
Marge was employed as a secretary at Brandywine High school for many years until her retirement in 1988.
She was a member of the Fist Presbyterian Church in Niles, and was an avid reader and a fan of Michael Jordan. Marge taught two generations of nieces and nephews to to wash a window properly.
On Dec. 26, 1941, in Cheyenne, Wyo., she married Robert A. Robbins, a pilot during World War II with the 868th Bombardment Squadron, 13th Air Force. He died in combat on April 1, 1944, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Marge is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Robert J. and Coreen Robbins of Woodinville; two granddaughters, Alexandra and Julia Robbins of Woodinville; her sister, Mary L. Johnson of Edwardsburg, Mich.; and by numerous nieces and nephews whom she treated like her own children.
A memorial service for Aura Marjorie Robbins will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, in the First Presbyterian Church, with the Reverend Doctor Ronald H. Wakeman officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services in the church.
Contributions in memory of Marge may be made to the Low Vision Group, to the Cass County Council on Aging, Cassopolis, Mich., or to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash.
Arrangements are by the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.