Margie Ann Schoener Robinson passed away peacefully Monday, Feb.
20, 2023, at Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels after a brief illness at 81 years old.
Margie was born Oct. 19, 1941, to Richard A. and Elsie Kuhl Schoener in Taylor.
She was baptized and confirmed at St.
Paul Lutheran Church in Taylor. She graduated from Taylor High School in 1960, where she was active in sports, future business club, church events and was Queen of the May Fete for the S.P.J.S.T.
She was awarded a Life Scholarship to the Nixon-Clay Community College in Austin. After graduating from business college, she went to work for Taylor Bedding in Taylor.
She met Alfred Dean Robinson in August 1962, and they were married Nov. 22, 1962, in Taylor. After living in Bryan, Temple and Austin, while welcoming their three children, Al’s job promotion in 1972, moved the family to New Braunfels, where Margie lived most of the next 50 years.
Margie was a stay at home mom and professional volunteer while her children were growing up, earning PTA member of the year as she served their schools and organizations.
She served her church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, in many volunteer roles before being hired to serve as secretary and then preschool teacher.
Margie worked for Starcke Furniture in Seguin and at Ingram Ready Mix in New Braunfels before retiring to care for her husband Al.
Margie was also a great friend. She loved people and never met a stranger. Margie had a way of making everyone around her a better person just for knowing her. Her children and grandchildren will miss her and cherish the memories of having had such an amazing, faithful, and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Margie was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Al Dean Robinson; parents, Richard A. and Elsie Schoener; her inlaws, Bryan and Mary Laverne Robinson; and her daughter-in-law Jan Robinson.
Margie is survived by three children, son Jeff Robinson and his wife Danielle of New Braunfels, daughter Debra Wissman and her husband Marc of Austin, and son Rick Robinson and his wife Ashley of Allen.
Margie is also survived by her sister, Gladys Volney and her husband Milton of Georgetown. Margie is survived by nine grandchildren and two greatgranddaughters, Skylar Robinson and fiancé Taylor Potter and their daughters, Aubrie and Lacie; Sierra Robinson, and long-time boyfriend Luke Heywood; and Ridge Robinson, all of New Braunfels; Marc Andrew Wissman of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Austin Wissman and Axel Wissman of Austin; and Parker Pollard of Stephenville and Jackson Robinson and Nathan Robinson of Allen, many extended family members and so many friends.
A memorial service will be held for Margie Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 777 West San Antonio Street in New Braunfels.
In lieu of flowers, Margie’s family requests that memorials be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or charities benefiting children.
