Robbie was born in El Paso, Texas, on January 3, 1946 to Martha Elizabeth (Manning) and FWJ (Bill) Bishop. Robbie graduated from Fort Madison High School in 1964, and after graduating high school she earned a two-year nursing degree from Broadlawns School of Nursing in Des Moines, Iowa.
Robbie was a nurse most of her adult life, a calling she had since childhood. Robbie applied her creative skills to nursing in innovative ways. She was a strong patient advocate and was always thinking up, planning and implementing interventions to make patients’ lives better. Robbie was also an encourager to her fellow staff members; Robbie cared. She also loved all kinds of music and books, working as a bookseller for many years after retiring from nursing.
In her personal life Robbie was known by many for her positive outlook on life and how she loved to make friends and help others in so many ways - as such, she will be missed by many.
Left to cherish Robbie’s memory are her loving children, Jeremy (Janelle) and Jason (Ann) Goemaat; grandchildren, Gunnar, Gabrielle and Gianna; sister Susan Bishop Sherman (Glenn); and niece Sarah Sherman. Robbie was very active with her grandchildren, spending frequent overnighters, and loved helping them and playing with them through arts, crafts and games.
A celebration of life service will be held at a future date.
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