William 'Bill' E. Robbins

William Edward Robbins was born August 26, 1938 in Des Moines; the son of Rollie E. Robbins, Sr., and Ruby Newkirk. Bill graduated from Patterson High School. On July 3, 1979 he was united in marriage to Rosemarie Radford in Bondurant, Iowa. Bill is survived by his wife, Rosemarie ‘Rosi’ of Winterset, eight children: Marie Deaton (Brad) of Des Moines; Beverly Jenks (Jeff) of Orilla; Dawn Robbins of Patterson; T.J. Driscoll (Crystal) of Ashley, IL; Tammy Buono of Bradley, IL; Tim Driscoll (Cindy) of Joshua, TX; Joe Driscoll (Kim N.) of Norwalk; Jim Driscoll (Kim L.) of Carlisle; a sister, Marjorie ‘Marjie’ Robbins of Patterson; two brothers, Rollie Robbins Jr., of Des Moines; John Robbins (Diane) of Patterson; 17 grandchildren, four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Roxanne Sue Robbins and a son, Rollie Russell Robbins. During his working career Bill worked construction with Ringlin-Johnson & Crowley and Neuman Brothers both of Des Moines. He retired in 2003 after 18 years of service as an electrician at Camp Dodge. He was a member of Labors Union Local #177 and was a union steward with AFSCME Local #3013. He was a Boy Scout leader for troops in Peru and Des Moines. Bill loved camping, gardening, carpentry, reading, digging holes, flirting, but he especially enjoyed spending time with family. Visitation: 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, where the family will be present to receive friends from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. July 24, 2005 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday July 25, 2005 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare Memorial: Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.