Posted: 11:54 PM - Mar 29, 2008
From Rhoney Funeral Home dated Saturday 29 Mar 2008. He was known on the Tuscaroras.com forums as 'Trader Don'.
Longtime Baptist Pastor Rev. Donald A. Robinson, Sr., age 83, of Ransomville, NY passed away Saturday, March 29th, 2008 at home peacefully surrounded by his family while under the care of Niagara Hospice.
He was born in Lockport, NY on August 22, 1924, the son of Franklin Hyde and Clara [ Chaplin ] Robinson, where he attended local schools and was a graduate of Lockport High School in the Class of 1942.
He was drafted into the US Navy in 1943 and entered the Sampson Naval Training Station and went to the Bainbridge, MD Signal School. He served for 2 and 1/2 years on an LST out of Neville IS, Pittsburgh, PA and traveled throughout the Pacific Theater as a Signal Man 1st Class. In Lockport Donald was active in the Boy Scouts of America.
He attended Blufton College in Ohio, where he received his bachelors degree in 1950. Later he received his Master of Divinity Degree at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in 1953.
Rev. Robinson, served as an associate pastor in churches in Niagara Falls, North Kingstown, RI, and Danielson, CT. He helped to establish the Lewiston Baptist Church.
He served for 4 years as director of the Junior Citizens Camping Program of the American Baptist Churches of New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Rev. Robinson, served as interim pastor for 12 years, at various congregations in the Niagara Frontier including Tuscarora, East Aurora, Chafee, Oakfield, Albion, Medina, Batavia, Gaines and Akron.
He was Past President of the American Baptist Church Men's Ministry of New York State, Rochester and Genesee Region. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chili and also attended the Tuscarora Indian Mission. This past October he celebrated his 55th anniversary of his Ordination as a Baptist Minister, which took place at First Baptist Church in Lockport, NY in 1952.
On the Internet he was know as " Trader Don" where he sold Indian Jewelry. He had owned several small businesses in Western New York, including small engine repair, auto repair and a Laundromat. He was also a service station manager for several years.
His hobbies included fishing, camping and he was a fan of the Detroit Tigers. He enjoyed traveling to Tennessee to visit family and briefly owned Beaver Dam Resort in Camden, TN.
He was predeceased by his wife Alma [ Binder ], who died in 1995.
Surviving are his sons, Rev. Richard W. [ Sharon ] Robinson, of Nashville, TN, Rev. Donald A. [ Alexis ] Robinson, Jr., of Ransomville, NY; Kent G. [ Gina ] Robinson, of Lewiston, NY; step daughters, Sally Arnone, of Syracuse; Bonnie Ingalls, Susan [ Neil ] O'Brien, both of Rochester, NY; Karla [ John ] Baker, of Ransomville, NY; Kris [ John ] Van Arx, of Niagara Falls, NY, Stephanie Smith, of Youngstown, NY; brother William [ Mary Kay ] Robinson, of Lockport, NY, step son-in-law James (the late Karlene Jo) Davis, of Macomb, IL., 16 grandchildren; several great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will be present on Monday from 6 - 8:30 PM at RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, SANBORN, 5893 Hoover Road, where a prayer service will be held at 8:30 PM. Funeral services will be held at Tuscarora Indian Mission, 5035 Walmore Road, Sanborn, NY. at 1 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, with Rev. Richard W. Robinson and Rev. Donald A. Robinson, Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Rev.
Robinson's memory to the Tuscarora Indian Mission Building Fund, c/o 1906 Mt. Hope Road, Lewiston, NY 14092.
For directions to the funeral home, click the link below.
https://www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com/sanborn
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Rev. Donald A. Robinson, Sr.
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He was born in Lockport, NY on August 22, 1924, the son of Franklin Hyde and Clara [ Chaplin ] Robinson, where he attended local schools and was a graduate of Lockport High School in the Class of 1942.
He was drafted into the US Navy in 1943 and entered the Sampson Naval Training Station and went to the Bainbridge, MD Signal School. He served for 2 and 1/2 years on an LST out of Neville IS, Pittsburgh, PA and traveled throughout the Pacific Theater as a Signal Man 1st Class. In Lockport Donald was active in the Boy Scouts of America.
He attended Blufton College in Ohio, where he received his bachelors degree in 1950. Later he received his Master of Divinity Degree at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in 1953.
Rev. Robinson, served as an associate pastor in churches in Niagara Falls, North Kingstown, RI, and Danielson, CT. He helped to establish the Lewiston Baptist Church.
He served for 4 years as director of the Junior Citizens Camping Program of the American Baptist Churches of New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Rev. Robinson, served as interim pastor for 12 years, at various congregations in the Niagara Frontier including Tuscarora, East Aurora, Chafee, Oakfield, Albion, Medina, Batavia, Gaines and Akron.
He was Past President of the American Baptist Church Men's Ministry of New York State, Rochester and Genesee Region. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chili and also attended the Tuscarora Indian Mission. This past October he celebrated his 55th anniversary of his Ordination as a Baptist Minister, which took place at First Baptist Church in Lockport, NY in 1952.
On the Internet he was know as " Trader Don" where he sold Indian Jewelry. He had owned several small businesses in Western New York, including small engine repair, auto repair and a Laundromat. He was also a service station manager for several years.
His hobbies included fishing, camping and he was a fan of the Detroit Tigers. He enjoyed traveling to Tennessee to visit family and briefly owned Beaver Dam Resort in Camden, TN.
He was predeceased by his wife Alma [ Binder ], who died in 1995.
Surviving are his sons, Rev. Richard W. [ Sharon ] Robinson, of Nashville, TN, Rev. Donald A. [ Alexis ] Robinson, Jr., of Ransomville, NY; Kent G. [ Gina ] Robinson, of Lewiston, NY; step daughters, Sally Arnone, of Syracuse; Bonnie Ingalls, Susan [ Neil ] O'Brien, both of Rochester, NY; Karla [ John ] Baker, of Ransomville, NY; Kris [ John ] Van Arx, of Niagara Falls, NY, Stephanie Smith, of Youngstown, NY; brother William [ Mary Kay ] Robinson, of Lockport, NY, step son-in-law James (the late Karlene Jo) Davis, of Macomb, IL., 16 grandchildren; several great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will be present on Monday from 6 - 8:30 PM at RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, SANBORN, 5893 Hoover Road, where a prayer service will be held at 8:30 PM. Funeral services will be held at Tuscarora Indian Mission, 5035 Walmore Road, Sanborn, NY. at 1 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, with Rev. Richard W. Robinson and Rev. Donald A. Robinson, Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Rev.
Robinson's memory to the Tuscarora Indian Mission Building Fund, c/o 1906 Mt. Hope Road, Lewiston, NY 14092.
For directions to the funeral home, click the link below.
https://www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com/sanborn
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