Carole Ann Huff Robbins

Carole Ann Robbins, 81, went home to the Lord peacefully on July 10, 2016 after a 17 month battle with Leukemia. She spent her final hours surrounded by numerous family and friends and expressed her deep love for everyone she knew. She was born September 30, 1934 in Nez Perce, ID and moved to Lacey, WA at the age of seven. She attended the Old Lacey Elementary School and graduated from Olympia High School. She was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. There she met and married the handsome altar boy, Donald Robbins. She and Don remained happily married for the next 61 years. Carole was a devout Catholic and had a deep love for her faith. She loved her family and being a homemaker. She enjoyed canning, baking, taking trips to the beach, taking pictures, playing cards, recording family history, and attending family events.

She is survived by her husband, Don; four sons, Joe (Theresa), Jim (Tudie), Allen (Diane), Steve (Laurie); and three daughters, Diane (Patrick), Karen (John) and Margaret (Chris); 28 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren with two on the way; her mother, Mildred Huff; five brothers, Bernard (Jewell), John (Judy), Bob (Sherry), Jim (Karen), Bill (Joanne); and four sisters, Mary Jane, Sheral (Keith), Doris (Don), and Gerri. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Huff; sister, Paula; and brother, Charles.

Funeral services will be held on July 25, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lacey, WA, 8:30 a.m. Rosary, 9:00 a.m. Funeral Mass followed by reception with 1:30 p.m. graveside service at Woodlawn Funeral Home, Lacey, WA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the Drexel House 2, your local cancer center, or the UW Cardiology Department.