Shirley R. Robins

Shirley R. Robins
Surrounded by her beloved family, longtime Minnetonka resident and business owner Shirley Robins passed away February 13, 2017, at age 81. Her enduring warmth, style and wit will be greatly missed by extended family, friends dating back to elementary school, and associates throughout the US card and gift industry.
Born to Samuel and Esther Hoffman in 1935, Shirley was married to the late Phillip Robins for 27 years. After raising their two sons, Steven and Alan, and daughter Susan, the couple divorced and Shirley entered the workforce for the first time at age 45. She was such a natural representing greeting card and gift manufacturers to retailers throughout the Twin Cities that she soon founded her own Rep Group: Shirley Robins and Associates. Over the next three decades she led her group of six women Reps to become one of the most respected groups in the industry, representing the country’s leading card and gift manufacturers and working with the city’s best gift shop owners.
Shirley is survived by her son Steven, his wife Julie Silver and their son Mark; son Alan and his children Daniel and Nicole; and her daughter Susan with her sweet dog Abby; former daughter-in-law Colleen McGraw and nephews, Scott, Shawn and his wife Ella and Rick and Janine Hoffman; lastly her brother David and sister-in-law Carole Hoffman.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Peterson and the staff at Interlude for their exceptional care.
Funeral service THURSDAY, 1:00PM, UNITED HEBREW BROTHERHOOD CEMETERY CHAPEL, 2605 W. 70 ½ St., Richfield. Memorials preferred to ASPCA and Human society, SHIVA: 3612 Sunrise Dr. W., Minnetonka Thursday at 7pm.