William M. “Bill” Robinson, 77, of Calumet, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Accura Healthcare of Aurelia surrounded by his family.
Graveside memorial services with military rites will be held on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the Meriden Cemetery. Rev. Ken Miller will officiate. Military rites will be performed by L.A. Wescott Post #2253 and the Cherokee American Legion. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service and time of sharing beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to a Fire Department of your choice in memory of Bill.
Bill was born on February 1, 1945 to Bernard and Ruth (Johnson) Robinson at Cherokee, Iowa. He attended Meriden Schools, graduating in 1963. Bill served in the United States Navy from August 1963 until September 1967 during the Vietnam War. He attended Western Iowa Tech Community College for Paramedic and Nursing.
Bill was born to be a paramedic serving the Cherokee and Storm Lake communities. He instructed CPR to numerous students over the course of 40 years. He had owned Robbie’s Tap in Sutherland. He worked as a dispatcher for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and worked as a transporter for the Y.E.S. Center in Cherokee.
He was affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina, Iowa.
In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, boating, buying and selling boats and spending time with his family.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; wife Cathy in 2019; two brothers, Bob (Madonna) Robinson and Dick Robinson; and his beloved dog, Biscotti.
Left to cherish Bill’s memories are his children, Marty Robinson of Calumet, Iowa, Mindy (Rick) Johnson of Primghar, Iowa, Justin Foresman of Cherokee, Iowa and Seth Foresman of Kokomo, Indiana; nine grandchildren, Payton Johnson (Jamie) and Lennie Johnson (Dillon), Rylee, Cooper, and Harrison Foresman, Maci Schneider, Dylan Doehner, Colby Foresman, Cole Plum; siblings, Chuck (Rita) Robinson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Vicki (Kenny) Fassler of Meriden, Iowa, Linda (Les) Noonan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; sister-in-law Mary Robinson of Meriden, Iowa; special neighbors Andrew and Lauren Lichter and their children, Noah and Hudson; several nieces, nephews and many friends.
