Rita (Haney) Robbins

Rochester - Rita (Haney) Robbins, 94, passed away on May 27, 2015 at Colonial Hill of Rochester. Born July 19, 1920 in Rochester, NH she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Tressie (Jenness) Ellis. She lived most of her life in Rochester and East Rochester, and married Donald Haney, Sr in 1937, and they raised three sons, Donald, Jr., David, and Paul. Donald, Sr. died in 1964 at the age of 48. She later married Sumner (Red) Robbins and he predeceased her in 1998. In early years Rita worked at Dix-Wood Heel, and later at Great Falls Manufacturing from which she retired. Rita was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 60, Clarence L. Perkins Post, Farmington, NH and many times manned the Bake Sale table at the ham and bean suppers. She was an avid bowler, and together with her husband, Red, bowled in the Couples League and Seniors League at the Bowl-A-Way Lanes in Rochester. After Red's passing she continued bowling at Dover Bowl Senior League. Prior to her health decline she regularly attended...