Linda L. Robbins
March 22, 1948 — September 12, 2020
Linda L. Robbins, age 72, of Marion, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Mitchell Village Care Center in Mitchellville, Iowa.
Linda was born March 22, 1948, in Hiawatha, Iowa, the daughter of Earl Leroy and Elizabeth Arlene (Thomas) Struchen. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon. Linda married Neal Janko in 1968 and he preceded her in death. She later married Jimmy Lee Robbins in 1976 and he preceded her in death.
Linda was a teacher and artist for the Cedar Rapids Community Schools and Crest Services, retiring in 1986. She loved art, beadwork and puzzle books. Linda also wrote and published a children’s book.
Survivors include Her daughter, Anna (Clint) Franck of Walker; three sons, Tim (Amada) Craig of Delaware, Travis (Angie) Janko of Denver, Colorado, and Jared Hulshizer of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren, Cody Janko, Ashley (Joe) Takes, Ethan (Zariell) Cruse, Valeria Craig, Kiera Klees and Dawson Zobac; four great-grandchildren, Theo Takes, Rose Takes, Ace Cruse and Dax Cruse; and a sister-in-law, Cathy Struchen of Toddville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; and two brothers, Calvin and Thomas Struchen.
A family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family.
Linda was born March 22, 1948, in Hiawatha, Iowa, the daughter of Earl Leroy and Elizabeth Arlene (Thomas) Struchen. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon. Linda married Neal Janko in 1968 and he preceded her in death. She later married Jimmy Lee Robbins in 1976 and he preceded her in death.
Linda was a teacher and artist for the Cedar Rapids Community Schools and Crest Services, retiring in 1986. She loved art, beadwork and puzzle books. Linda also wrote and published a children’s book.
Survivors include Her daughter, Anna (Clint) Franck of Walker; three sons, Tim (Amada) Craig of Delaware, Travis (Angie) Janko of Denver, Colorado, and Jared Hulshizer of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren, Cody Janko, Ashley (Joe) Takes, Ethan (Zariell) Cruse, Valeria Craig, Kiera Klees and Dawson Zobac; four great-grandchildren, Theo Takes, Rose Takes, Ace Cruse and Dax Cruse; and a sister-in-law, Cathy Struchen of Toddville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; and two brothers, Calvin and Thomas Struchen.
A family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family.
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