Father Charles Robinson, OFM Capuchin, friar and priest, died on 1 September, 2020, at the age of 78 from complications due to the Covid virus.
Charlie was born in 1942, the son of John and Margaret (Thompson) Robinson, in Helena, MT. He graduated from Anaconda High School in 1960. Charlie was invested in the Capuchin habit in 1962, perpetually professed in 1967, and ordained a priest in 1970.
He was on the faculty of St. Lawrence Seminary in Mt. Calvary, WI from 1970-1980, at which time he was assigned to St. Labre in Ashland MT. He ministered in Montana as Pastor of St. Dennis in Crow Agency, MT and St. Francis Xavier in St. Xavier, MT, he also served Lame Deer, MT and Pryor Mt. He ministered in Montana until 2014 when he retired to Appleton, WI.
Charlie is survived by his mother, Margaret (101 years old), and his brother Bill (Jeanniene) of Olympia, WA and his sister Audrey (John) Ledgerwood of Ephrata, WA, nine nephews and nieces, as well as his many Capuchin brothers with whom he lived, prayed and ministered for more than 58 years. He was predeceased by his brother Ken Robinson.
A Liturgy of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at St. Isidore Parish- Holy Cross Church, Mt. Calvary Wisconsin. Burial took place in the St. Lawrence Friary Cemetery in Mount Calvary.
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