Ronald A. Robinson
Ronald A. Robinson, 78, of Scott Hill Road and
husband of Maude I. (Madden) Robinson, died June 27, 2019 in the Edith
Nourse Rogers Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Bedford following his
extended illness.
Born in Ipswich on April 12, 1941, son of the late
Dewey D. and Maude (Sheppard) Robinson, he was raised in Ipswich and
attended local public schools. Enlisting in the Marine Corp at the age of
seventeen, he went on to serve in Borneo and Okinawa. Following his
Honorable discharge, he went to work as a machinist at United Shoe Machine
in Beverly, where he worked until it closure when he then went to work at
Harmonic Drive in Peabody from which he retired. In his spare time he
enjoyed fishing, alpine skiing, playing racquetball, tennis, and bowling.
In addition to his wife he is survived by daughters
Carolyn Darisse and her husband Michael of Ipswich, Amber L. Howes and her
husband Sean of Ipswich, Michelle Griego of Beverly; son, William Pantos
of Beverly; daughter, Barbara Pantos of New Bedford, Maureen Pantos of
Plymouth; grandchildren Taylor Smith, David Smith, Chyna Rinaldi, Brynne
Collum, Steven Pantos, Kyle Pantos, Jake Pantos, Madi Pantos, Jaxson
Pantos, and great-grandchildren, Caleb Gates and Colby Gates. He is also
survived by a brother, William Robinson of NH; a sister, Susan Alderson of
NH, and many nieces and nephews. He was the father of the late Steven
Pantos, formerly of Beverly, the late Beth A. Demski formerly of Salem;
brother of the late Dewey Robinson, formerly of Ipswich, and the late
Lucille Robins, formerly of NH.
His funeral service will be held Monday, July 8, 11 am, graveside with
military honors in Cowles Memorial Cemetery, Town Farm Road, Ipswich.
Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours will be
Sunday 4 to 6 pm in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High Street,
Ipswich.
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