Rowena Miller Robinow, 79, Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, and Chisholm, Minn., died Friday, Jan. 14, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 17, at Congregation Beth Torah, followed by burial at Mount Moriah Cemetery, South.
Mrs. Robinow, the former Rowena Miller, was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Chisholm, the “Range,” as the iron mining area of northern Minnesota is known. She was the daughter of Roslyn Kaner Miller and Jake Miller. She attended Chisholm schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in social work. She married Alvin Robinow, of Sioux City, on Feb. 2, 1952, in Minneapolis. The couple established a well-respected and successful hardware store in 1958 in Sioux City. Mrs. Robinow opened one of the first kitchen specialty stores in the area in the 1970s. They operated the store until 1978. The couple moved to Overland Park after retirement to be closer to their daughter, Amy Robinow Franklin and her family. Mr. Robinow passed away on Dec. 25, 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Amy Robinow Franklin, and her husband, Scott Franklin, of Overland Park, a daughter, Lisa Robinow, and her husband, Robert H. Chiang, of Ithaca, N.Y.; a brother, Irving L. Miller, and his wife, Diane Miller, of Rochester, Minn.; three granddaughters, Robyn “Yali” Franklin and Jill Franklin, of Overland Park and Molly Louise Chiang of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; one grandson, James Alan Chiang of Ithaca; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her favorite dog, Jingle Franklin.
Contributions can be made to Village Shalom, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care or Congregation Beth Torah. Condolences may be shared at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: Louis Memorial Chapel, (816) 361-5211.