Robin Slagle, age 50, passed away in her Salina, KS home, August 13, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She was born February 25, 1974 at Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom, KS. The first of 4 children to Jon and Verda (Herman) Johnson.
Robin was a 1992 graduate of Utica High School where she was very active in her extracurricular activities. Volleyball was her favorite, she had a beautiful singing voice, and enjoyed playing the flute and piccolo in the high school band. Robin had a smile that would light up any room, a contagious laugh; her one liners kept everyone laughing as did her sense of humor. She had a love for cooking and baking, to which she loved to share with her family and friends, making sure her kids were served their favorite meal AND dessert every year for their birthday. Her favorite past time was to watch sprint car races, especially when her Dad was on the track…you can guarantee she cheered the loudest, even though her Dad couldn’t hear her from the track.
To be a mother was Robin’s greatest desire in life. She married young and nurtured 3 beautiful children who were the center of her world. She was an unofficial “Mama Knight” - a group of Sacred Heart High School moms who were their children’s biggest fans through all of their high school activities. Being a “Dramma” to her grandchildren was the next best gift in her life. She loved spending time with Nora and Aron, especially playing in the kitchen with them and teaching them how to bake.
In 2021 Robin graduated from the Salina Technical College as a Medical Assistant. She thoroughly enjoyed this career choice and loved serving her patients. Since spending so much time in hospitals going through cancer treatments, she felt driven to show the same kindness to others that her nurses had shown to her. After beating stage 3 breast cancer in 2011, her medical assistant career came to an abrupt halt when her cancer returned with a vengeance. In August of 2022 she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She fought with all her might. Robin was a hero to many, an inspiration to all, and gave so much courage to others fighting cancer.
She is survived by her children: Dakotah (Rachael), Tristan, and Teghan all of Salina, KS; grandchildren, Nora and Aron; father, Jon of Utica, KS; siblings, Wendy Duskie of Kansas City, KS, Jodi (Lafe) Gillespie, “CJ” Cody (Kayla) of Quinter, KS, 4 nieces, 8 nephews, and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Robin was preceded in death by an uncle, Tommy Johnson; her grandparents, James F. and Ina Jean (Bower) Johnson, Edwin W. and Katie (Sander) Herman; her mother, Verda; a nephew, Abel Gillespie; and brother- in- law, Jeremy Duskie.
Visitation is planned for Friday, August 16, 2024 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. followed by a Vigil and Rosary at Robin’s childhood parish, St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Ransom, KS. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 10:30 a.m., also at St Aloysius. Rite of Committal and burial immediately following at the Utica Cemetery, Utica, KS.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Robin Slagle Memorial Fund in care of People’s Bank and Trust, Ness City, KS, P.O. Box 424, Ness City, KS 67560.
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