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Frances Patricia Robinson

November 8, 1953 - August 8, 2017

Service Date August 26, 2017

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 26th, in the chapel of Chris Jenson Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Duluth.

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“Fran” (Norton, Vorhees) Robinson died Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota with friends and family by her side. She was born November 8th, 1953 in Derby, Connecticut and grew up on many U.S. Air Force bases including three years at Phalsbourg AFB in France (pronounced “Fallsburg”).
Fran married Steve in 1968 and they raised their daughters in California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Michigan, and Missouri.
During her life Fran worked as a nurse, plumbers assistant, homecare nurse, convenience store manager, bus driver, teaching assistant, and she even made deliveries for her father’s Los Angeles based delivery service.  She began her work history at 12 years old as a nanny for American military families traveling from France to other parts of Europe.
On October 1st, 1995 she married Christopher Robinson, of Duluth, at Otterbein United Brethren Church in Waynesboro, PA. and they have enjoyed 21 years together.
From her earliest memories Fran clung to God and Jesus Christ and she continued their relationship through-out her life.  She was happy to be a member of Otterbein United Brethren church, and since moving to Duluth her home church was Lakeview Covenant Church.  Even though virtually confined to a bed in the last few years, she passed her time with TV and praying for her family and the staff of Chris Jenson.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Catherine F. (Hackley) Norton, brother Norman, sister Mary, an infant brother, and her own infant son, Christopher.
Fran is survived by her husband, Chris, her father Norman Norton, her sister Norma, brothers Chuck and Joey, her daughters Veronica, Angie, Jeannie, & Peggy, Frans’ 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The family is very grateful to the nursing and administrative staff at Chris Jensen for their years of care and attention to Fran’s many needs.
Her memorial service will be at 2:00 pm, August 26th, 2017 in the chapel of Chris Jenson Health and Rehabilitation Center in Duluth.