Kathleen Robertson Obituary

Robertson, Kathleen

Kathleen Robertson, age 76, of Bourbonnais passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home. She was born May 22, 1945 in Chicago the daughter of George & Dorothy (Topp) Lescher. Kathy married Freddie Robertson on September 17, 1984. He preceded her in death on July 7, 2013.

Kathleen enjoyed knitting and sewing for her grandchildren, and polish food. She was a manager at Taco Bell for over 30 years. Kathleen was a Boy Scout leader and a baseball coach. She bragged about meeting Dick Van Dyke's brother while she was waitressing. Kathleen enjoyed driving a racecar at a raceway park.

She will be sadly missed by her family.

Surviving are her three children, Dawn (Messina) Smith, Robert Washburn, and Deanna (Washburn) Markel; one son-in-law, Alec Smith; one daughter-in-law, Cindy Schultz; one sister, Georgette (Lescher) Peterson; one cousin, Diane Lorentz; six grandchildren, Steven D'onofrio and his fiancé, Jacqueline Bonds, Tyler Holmes and his fiancé, Morgan O'Connor, Samantha Holmes, Christopher Washburn, Hollie Hamlin, Heather Parks; many great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Kathleen is preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Nancy Ann (Lescher) Milton.

Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of the 5 p.m. funeral service on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.

Memorials may be made to family wishes.

Please sign her guestbook at www.clancygernon.com.

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