John Peter Robson
1906 - 1982 (75 years)-
Name John Peter Robson Birth 11 Oct 1906 North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Gender Male Death 14 Apr 1982 Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA Burial Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Notes - Pine Plains Register Herald - Thursday, April 29, 1982
John P. Robson, 75, of Butts Hollow Road, died April 14, at Sharon Hospital, Sharon, Conn. Mr. Robson, a resident of this community for 25 years, was the superintendent of buildings at the former Bennett College in Millbrook for 26 years until his retirement in January 1972. He was formerly employed as an engineer at Hartford Steam Boiler Co. in Hartford, Conn.
He has served as a zoning administrator for the Town of Amenia since 1973. He was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie.
Born October 11, 1906, in Dansville (Livingston County), he was the son of Charles J. and Helena Marx Robson.
In 1924 he graduated from New York University in New York City with a degree in electrical engineering and business administration.
On April 21, 1930 in Dansville, he married the former Areita Steffy, who survives. In addition to his wife, Mr. Robson is survived by a son, John F. Robson of New York City; a daughter, Jean R. Hamsher of Kingston; a sister, Mrs. Lambert Bassett of Austin, Texas; a brother, Charles Robson of Marble Falls, Texas and two grandsons.
Services were Saturday at the funeral home with Rev. Helmut T. Dietrich officiating. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Memorial donations may be made to the Amenia Rescue Squad, the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poughkeepsie or the Amenia Day Nursey.
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Father Charles Kidd Robson, b. 19 Dec 1883, Clyde, Wayne Co., New York, USA d. 19 Feb 1938, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 54 years) Mother Magdelen Caroline Marx, b. 13 Aug 1884, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 18 Jan 1935, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 50 years) Marriage 23 May 1906 North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Photos Lena (Marx) Robson and Children Family ID F2653 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Arieta Steffy, b. 11 Oct 1906, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 18 Sep 1992 (Age 85 years) Marriage 21 Apr 1930 North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Children 1. John Fiske Robson, b. 28 Jan 1931, Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA + 2. Jean Dolores Robson, b. 1933, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Family ID F2681 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Pine Plains Register Herald - Thursday, April 29, 1982
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