Michelle A. Robertson

Michelle A. Robertson, age 41 of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna after a lengthy battle with cancer. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Cremation rites will be accorded following the mass and burial of her cremated remains will take place in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., prior to the mass at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Michelle’s memory.
Michelle was born on February 9, 1970, the daughter of Donald and MaryAnn (O’Leary) Pask in Norwood, Massachusetts. She attended Savanna High School and graduated with the Class of 1988. She married Patrick Robertson on March 19, 1995 in Clinton, Iowa. Patrick died on November 29, 2008.
Michelle worked for various companies in the area, including Plastics Unlimited in Sabula for five years. She was artistic and loved to draw and paint. Michelle also enjoyed sitting on the beach and loved watching the New England Patriots play football. Most of all, Michelle cherished spending time with her family and friends.
Michelle will be dearly missed by her mother and step-father, MaryAnn (James) Falancer of Savanna; her father Donald Pask; two sons, Travis and Reno Robertson of Savanna; one daughter, Brianna Robertson of Savanna; her significant other, Bernard Barr of Savanna; and her brother, David Pask of Hoffman Estates, Illinois.