Robinson, Myrtle Noreen
Myrtle Noreen Robinson
Myrtle Noreen Robinson, aged 91 years of Moose Jaw, SK., passed away October 25th, 2010. Myrtle was born in the Pense area July 1st, l919. She was predeceased by her husband Earl in 1994, parents, Alfred and Margaret Webb, a sister Roberta Glover (Russ), and brother Raymond Webb (Eileen). Myrtle is survived by her daughter Noreen Aitken (Keith); her grandchildren Jeff (Stacey) and Pam; three great grandchildren, Liam, Dannon and Rylan Aitken; one brother Russ Webb (Florence) from Wyndell, BC; a brother in-law Emil Albrecht from Ottawa and many nieces and nephews. Mom moved to the Eyebrow district with her family when she was a teenager. She married dad in 1940 and together they farmed, raised a family and were part of the community. In mom’s younger years she played the piano for dances, taught 4-H, Sunday school and played the organ for church. She sang in the choir, worked as a member of the UCW and in the later years was a faithful member of the Hospital Auxiliary. In December 2009 it became apparent that she could no longer stay in her home and she moved into Ina Grafton Gage home. Although she wasn’t happy, she knew she couldn’t live alone anymore. She never asked to go back. The hardest thing for her in the last year was loosing her driver’s license and her car. Mom liked to shop and get her hair done. That never left her. She would say to me, “if I just had the car I could go to Moose Jaw”. A special thanks to our special friend Shirley Aitken who spent quality time with mom the last few months. Mom always looked forward to Shirley’s visits and the TLC before bedtime. Also, thank you to the staff at Ina Grafton for making mom’s living there so comfortable. Your care and love you showed mom, me and my family will never be forgotten. A Celebration of Myrtle’s Life will be held on Friday, November 12th, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Moose Jaw Funeral Home with Myrna Briggs presiding. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Ina Grafton Gage Home, 200 Iroquois St. W., Moose Jaw, SK., S6H 4T3.
My long-overdue condolences to the family. I knew Myrtle. She was kind to me and fed me well whenever I visited. Her late husband, Earl, was my great-uncle. I have the family’s 1900’s Heintzman & Co. piano, passed down through Anne (Myrtle’s sister-in-law) to Patricia to me. I have fully restored the instrument and it is in prime condition. I have my grandchildren now beginning their music careers on the instrument Earl would have heard, if not played, himself.
As happens when one moves out-of-province and decades pass by, you lose track of those family more distant than immediate. I am sharing a photo of the Robinson family, with my family. Grandpa Robinson (Earl’s dad) is unknown to me. I do not have his name, nor that of his wife, my great-grandmother.