Hubert Roy (Wimpy) Robinson was an Owner Mobile Service Station.
4 Hubert R. Robinson
SAVANNA, Ill. -- Hurbert Roy "Wimpy" Robinson, 86, of Savanna, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center North Clinton, Iowa, following an extended illness.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with the Rev. Dennis Atto officiating. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, where there will be a rosary service at 7:30 p.m.
He was born on May 22, 1921, in Miles, Iowa, son of George and Elizabeth (Smith) Robinson. He graduated from Sabula High School, class of 1939.
He married Germaine Heitkamp on Sept. 10, 1946, in Menominee, Ill.
Wimpy retired from the Savanna Army Depot. He owned "Wimpy's Mobile Service Station and Robinson's DX Service Station in Savanna. He also was a retired Savanna Township Supervisor.
Wimpy was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, he belonged to the Savanna Knights of Columbus since 1959 and was a third and fourth-degree Knights of Columbus. He also was a member of the Savanna Moose Lodge 1095 since 1958, and a past member of the Savanna Chamber of Commerce.
He very much enjoyed spending time with family and friends. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing for relaxation and dancing.
Surviving are his wife, Germaine, of Savanna; two sons, William (Diane) Robinson, of Savanna, and Thomas (Joy) Robinson, of Waukesha, Wis.; a daughter, Joyce (Tom) Tegler, of Albany, Ill.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, George W. Robinson, of Sabula; two sisters, Helen Brooks, of Clinton, and Betty (Victor) Brundage of Sabula.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial fund has been established in Wimpy's name.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com.