Marvetta Lavone (Walton) Robinson

Marvetta LaVonne (Walton) Robinson was born August 5, 1929 to Carl E. and Thora (Nielsen) Petersen, in Plainview NE, and died at the Fremont Area Medical Center in Fremont NE on Monday, October 20, 2014 in the company of her family. She was 85.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Plainview, with Pastor James Seal, of Wayne, NE, officiating. Burial will be in the Danish Cemetary west of Plainview. Visitation is from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22 at Ashburn Funeral Home in Plainview.

Marvetta, lovingly referred to as, "Vet", "Pete", or "Tootie", graduated from Plainview High School in 1947. She moved to Lincoln NE and worked at the Elgin Watch Factory for approximately one year before moving back to Plainview. In 1949 she met Ivan B. Walton at the Plainview Roller Rink and the two were married that same year. Three children were born to this union...Jeannette, Allan and Julie. Ivan and Marvetta were long time members of the Plainview Klown Band as well as the Throttle Twisters Motorcycle Club. They owned and operated the Corner Cafe for nine years, where Marvetta developed her famously delicious cinnamon rolls! After selling the cafe, Marvetta cooked for the Plainview Public Schools for another 15 years. Ivan passed away in 1991.

Marvetta married Clyde O. (Sonny) Robinson on September 3, 1993. The two enjoyed "wintering" in Texas for many years, and loved spending their time together golfing, bicycling, dancing, and spending time with family and friends. Their grandchildren and great-grandchildren were Marvetta's greatest joy!

Survivors include her husband of 21 years, Sonny Robinson; her children, Jeannette (Flip) Bausch, of Eugene Oregon, Allan (Lauren) Walton, of Wayne, NE, Julie (Gary) Wohlman, of Blair NE; her stepchildren, Jim (Dee) Robinson, of Rockford Illinois, Judy Kopp, of Niobrara, NE, and Lisa Robinson, of Tilden NE; Nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren (with another one on the way); two sisters, Eleanor Inness, of Lincoln NE, and Shirley Foster, of San Diego CA; sister-in-laws, Velma Dekcer, Bonnie Wendt, and Ruth Petersen; several nieces and nephews, and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, four sisters, and her first husband.