Obituary Record

Nellie Edith (Dilinger) Robinson
Died on 7/8/1990
Buried in Blair Cemetery

Printed in the July 10, 1990 Pilot-Tribune

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Blair for Nellie Robinson, 99, who died July 8, 1990 at Good Shepherd Home in Blair where she had resided since April 27, 1990. Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery.

Nellie Edith Robinson was born May 19, 1891 at Pierce, Nebraska to James and Hattie Matney Dilinger. During her early years, the family moved to Blair where she worked at the local telephone office. She married Raymond H. ("Hi") Robinson at St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 9, 1920. During their marriage they lived in various places where they operated restaurants and finally the Home Furniture and Appliance Store in Blair before their retirement.

After her husband’s death in 1969 she continued to manage the income property and did so until her death.

They were the parents of two children.

Their daughter, Mary Ann, died in 1947.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, C. J. and Jenny of Mankato, Minnesota; three grandchildren, Dr. Jim Robinson of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Susan Carlson of Mankato, Minnesota and Capt. Jonathan P. Robinson of Osan Air Force Base, Korea; and four great-grandchildren.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for the services.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave # 118168852

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 7/10/1990


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