Michael Lee RobinsonSOUTH WHITLEY – Michael Lee Robinson, 70, of South Whitley, died peacefully at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, where he was admitted on Dec. 30, 2021.
Born on Sept. 3, 1951, in Wabash, he was the son of the late Lee G. and Mildred F. Webb Robinson. He grew up in Wabash and graduated from Wabash High School in 1969.
Joining Conrail railroad in 1980, he worked as a track foreman until 1991, when a work-related injury left him partially disabled. For the next many years, he worked as a farmhand with area farmers.
In his younger years, he participated in the bowling leagues and enjoyed taking his kids' bowling. Kind and friendly to his neighbors, he liked to socialize with them whenever possible.
Surviving is a daughter, Kelli Ann (Justin) McCurdy; and son, Josh J. (Leslee) Robinson, both of Columbia City; grandchildren: Taelor and Brycen Robinson and Gavin McCurdy; stepgrandchildren: Hannah Weber, Zavier and Hartleigh Derbeck.
Additionally, he was preceded in death by a son, Cory Robinson; and a sister, Patricia Kaufman.
Michael's wishes are to have no services. Burial will take place at a later date at Falls Avenue Cemetery in Wabash.
