{"id":120960,"date":"2026-03-05T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uswps06.newsmemory.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/2026\/03\/05\/ellen-robinson-20260304-0409-519985\/?destination=northern-plains-independent"},"modified":"2026-03-05T05:02:34","modified_gmt":"2029-01-18T05:02:34","slug":"ellen-robinson-20260304-0409-519985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/2026\/03\/05\/ellen-robinson-20260304-0409-519985\/?destination=northern-plains-independent","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t Ellen Anne Robinson, 85, of Richey died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Billings Clinic Hospital  in Billings.<br \/>\n\t  She was born July 15, 1940, as a miracle baby to Fred and Frances Phillips of Livingston.  In her adolescence years, she participated in FHA, cheerleading, chorus, FTA and junior and senior plays.<br \/>\n\t  She married Philip Robinson  Jr. on Nov. 26, 1958. A few short years later, the two of them made their home in Richey. Their home was a sanctuary of warmth rooted in a small community of good people, great compassion and endless support.<br \/>\n\t  She was known affectionately  as the \u201cSports Grandma\u201d to her children, grandchildren  and their teammates. She never missed an event.<br \/>\n\t  Her hands were rarely still \u2014 whether she was crafting, sewing or crocheting personalized  treasures for every special occasion. She had a unique talent for transforming  simple materials into cherished keepsakes.<br \/>\n\t  She was also known for being a \u201ctough cookie\u201d with a gentle soul. She dedicated her life to serving God and blessing others. Her garden was an extension of her worship.<br \/>\n\t  She is survived by her children  Roberta Robinson of Warren, Mich.; Rob Robinson of Joliet, Andy Robinson of Las Vegas, Nev, Lenny Robinson  of Livingston, Tim Robinson  of Baker and Sue Veroye  of Glendive; and many great-grandchildren.<br \/>\n\t  She was preceded in death by her husband and her four siblings.<br \/>\n\t  Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 20, at the Richey Senior Center. Rite of Committal  followed at the Richey Cemetery. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"news-destination":[13],"news-source":[12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121140,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120960\/revisions\/121140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120960"},{"taxonomy":"news-destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-destination?post=120960"},{"taxonomy":"news-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-source?post=120960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}