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Anna S. Robb

May 10, 1914 — November 9, 2006

Anna S. Robb "Mrs. Mansfield Center" MANSFIELD - Anna S. Robb, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on November 9, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. She was 92. Born in Manchester, CT on May 10, 1914, Ann was the daughter of Michael and Katherine (Fedor) Sacherek, the fourth of eight children and the wife of the late Willard Robb. Willard and Ann made their first home in Manchester where they ran the Robb Grocery Store on Center Street. While in Manchester, they had their three beloved daughters, Elizabeth Ann and twins Catherine Ann and Carolyn Ann. In 1957, Willard and Ann purchased Barrows and Burnham General Store and moved their family to Mansfield Center, CT. They quickly became an important part of the community. After Willard's death in 1964, Ann continued to run the store on her own. Ann loved people and enjoyed talking with her many customers. They often asked her for advice and recipes as they picked up their groceries. All of her grandchildren enjoyed playing at the store, but she was also "Grandma Robb" to the children who stopped in for penny candy and soda straight from the old Coca-Cola cooler. New mothers brought their babies to be weighed on the store's meat scales. The sight of Ann in her white butcher's coat with her blue eyes twinkling greeted thousands of people over the years. When Ann retired in 1997 at the age of 83, the town lost one of its social centers. Such were Ann's contributions that the Mayor of Mansfield Center declared May 10, 2004 "Ann Robb Day" in honor of her 90th birthday. Ann leaves many family and friends to mourn her passing. She is survived by her loving daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and Gerald Grotton of Vernon, Catherine and James Douglas of Hampton and Carolyn and Francis "Butch" Storrs of Mansfield Center. She also leaves her devoted sister, Emma Berloni of New Britain and her adoring grandchildren, Elizabeth and Scott Werner, Richard Grotton, David Grotton, Scott and Anthea Grotton, Ann-Marie Storrs, Francis and Stephanie Storrs, Christina and Paul Ereshena and Elise and Todd Wood; her great-grandchildren, Kevin, Christian and Zachary Ereshena, Jarod Werner and Ruby Grotton. Ann's extended family will miss her as well. Ann was predeceased by six of her siblings, Michael Sacherek, Katherine Baronousky, William Sacherek, Wilma Tonski, Margaret Galumboski and George Sacherek. Ann was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Willimantic. Up until the weeks before her death, Ann was still cooking and baking for others and knitting baby sweaters to welcome friends' newborns. Ann will be well remembered and dearly missed by all whose lives she touched. Calling hours will be held Monday, November 13, 2006 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the Potter Funeral Home, Rte. 195, Willimantic. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 10:00 am at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Valley & Walnut Street in Willimantic. Burial will follow in the East Cemetery, Manchester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Orthopedic Research & Education Fund, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 12 Charter Place, Hartford, CT 06106 or Rockville General Hospital, Hospitalist Fund, 31 Union St., Vernon, CT 06040. For online memorials, please visit www.potterfh.com .
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