She was born September 18, 1921, in Erie, a daughter of the late Ernest and Virgene Cox Robinson.
She had worked as a professional singer with the Sons of Melody and several other groups. She was a lifetime member of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary.
She was a very active and devoted Catholic, and a member of the Rome Pilgrimage Choir.
She was preceded in death by her husband John Gentile, a son, Arthur C. Gentile, and eight brothers, Charles, Otis, Donald, Leo, Grover, Eugene, David, and Frank Robinson.
She is survived by one daughter, Nancy J. Gentile of Voorhees, N.J.; two sons, John R. Gentile and his wife Rita of Harrisonburg, Va., and Anthony H. Gentile and his wife Stacey of Waterford, Pa.; a daughter-in-law, Sandra Gentile of Ocala, Calif., and one brother, Ralph Robinson of Edinboro, Pa. She is also survived by Dorothy Wadsworth, Maryann Ross, and Cynthia Corley; ten grandchildren (Deborah Smith, Jeffrey Gentile, James Gentile, Judy Homa, Michael Gentile, Julia Warner, Cullen Gentile, Daniel Gentile, Amanda Merski, April Hannah); 12 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and friends.
She was born September 18, 1921, in Erie, a daughter of the late Ernest and Virgene Cox Robinson.
She had worked as a professional singer with the Sons of Melody and several other groups. She was a lifetime member of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary.
She was a very active and devoted Catholic, and a member of the Rome Pilgrimage Choir.
She was preceded in death by her husband John Gentile, a son, Arthur C. Gentile, and eight brothers, Charles, Otis, Donald, Leo, Grover, Eugene, David, and Frank Robinson.
She is survived by one daughter, Nancy J. Gentile of Voorhees, N.J.; two sons, John R. Gentile and his wife Rita of Harrisonburg, Va., and Anthony H. Gentile and his wife Stacey of Waterford, Pa.; a daughter-in-law, Sandra Gentile of Ocala, Calif., and one brother, Ralph Robinson of Edinboro, Pa. She is also survived by Dorothy Wadsworth, Maryann Ross, and Cynthia Corley; ten grandchildren (Deborah Smith, Jeffrey Gentile, James Gentile, Judy Homa, Michael Gentile, Julia Warner, Cullen Gentile, Daniel Gentile, Amanda Merski, April Hannah); 12 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and friends.
Family Members
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Charles Edward Robinson
1909–1949
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Otis Edward Robinson
1911–1993
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Donald Frederick Robinson
1913–1996
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PFC Leo Richard Robinson
1916–1944
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Grover Jacob "Dutch" Robinson
1920–1991
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Eugene Emerson "Frosty" Robinson
1922–1998
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Ralph LeeHaven Robinson Sr
1924–2015
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Frank William Robinson
1927–2008
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David Wesley Robinson
1932–1974
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