Age 90, son of the late Ernest E. Robinson and Virginia Cox Robinson. Ralph loved music and formed his first band with his brothers and sister called "Sons of Melody." On December 23, 1942, Ralph married his sweetheart, Marie Griffin Robinson.
Ralph was drafted into the Army and proudly fought for his country in the Pacific Theater of WWII, earning a Purple Heart. Ralph retired as a machinist and spent his free time traveling with his wife and pursuing his passion and interest in his family lineage, writing, poetry, and biblical literature.
Ralph is preceded in death by a son - Ralph L. Robinson, Jr., who died on August 26, 2011; brothers, [Frank, Eugene, Ladett, Charles, Otis, Donald, Leo, Grover and David] a sister [Ernestine Gentile], and his beloved wife - Marie.
Ralph is survived by four daughters - Melodylee (Skurdahl), Tenderrlee (Hughes), Tamralee (Pierson), Lovelee (Oakes); 16 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.
Interment at Erie County Memorial Gardens.
Family Members
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Ernest Everett Robinson
1877–1944
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Virginia Estella Cox Robinson
1887–1986
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Marie Helen Griffin Robinson
1924–2012
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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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Leo Richard Robinson
1916–1944
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Grover Jacob Robinson
1920–1991
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Ernestine E. Robinson Gentile
1921–2014
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Eugene Emerson Robinson
1922–1998
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Frank William Robinson
1927–2008
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David Wesley Robinson
1932–1974
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Ralph LeeHaven Robinson
1943–2011
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