Esther was the daughter of Oscar A. Bartoskewitz and Hilda Hedwig (Bierstedt) Bartoskewitz, born January 9, 1937, in San Antonio. She graduated from Brackenridge High School in 1955, then began to work at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. On June 14th, 1958, she married Tim D. Robbins of Tarboro, North Carolina. They lived in several states until Tim retired from the Air Force, then moved to San Antonio.
Esther worked at Montgomery Ward department store for 19 years. She loved to sew and enjoyed various crafts, cake decorating, crochet, and bowling.
Esther is survived by her children Donna R. Haby (Randy), David G. Robbins, and Randall D. Robbins (Melinda). She leaves her grandchildren, Cale Haby, Hannah Robbins, and Reid Merkley, as well as her brother George Bartoskewitz (Marylee), and nieces and nephews Angie Edmundson, Alan Robbins, Mike Robbins, Ty Bartoskewitz and Marc Bartoskewitz.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Tim D. Robbins, and her parents.
A visitation for Esther will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin Highway, San Antonio, TX 78218. A committal will occur Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209. A reception will occur Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, 1701 Austin Highway, San Antonio, TX 78218.
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