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Clifford Ray Robbins
CLIFFORD RAY ROBBINS
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Ray Robbins, 77, passed away Aug. 6, 2019, at Linn Manor in Marion.
Ray was born to Claire and Elsie Robbins of Shellsburg. Ray graduated from Shellsburg High School. He was drafted into the Army and served from 1966 to 1968. He worked for Harper McIntire for 21 years and had various other jobs. Ray loved fishing at the cabin in Minnesota on Lake Ada.
Ray is survived by his wife, Renne; two daughters, Susan (Kenny) of Cedar Rapids and Jennifer of Copper Mountain, Colo.; two grandchildren, Tyler and Brittany Gail of Cedar Rapids; a sister-in-law of Shellsburg; and half brother of Lakeville, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, stepmother, brother, sister and aunts and uncles.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Methodist Church with visitation one hour before the service.
Memorials will go to the Alzheimer Association, St. Mark's Methodist Church or Hospice Compassus.
A special thank-you to Linn Manor and Hospice Compassus.
Online condolences may be left at www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.
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