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Independence, Iowa 50644

ROWLEY – Janet Maxine (Robison-Hall) Marin was born July 16, 1942, in Buchanan County, Independence, Iowa. She was the third-born daughter of Pearl Conrad-Robison and Palmer Robison, both from Independence. Janet was preceded in death by her parents; her two sisters, Charlene and Dorothy Robison; her half-brother, Charles Robison; and her granddaughter, Hannah Jo Hall.

Janet married Elwin Harvey “Skip” Hall on January 16, 1960, in Galena, Illinois. They were divorced in 1971. They had three children: Janet Janine Hall (Brammer), from Rochester, Minnesota; Michael Palmer Hall, from Clear Lake, Iowa; and David Robison Hall, from Rochester, Minnesota.

Janet is survived by her three children; 10 grandchildren: Crystal, Timothy, Tyler, Alexa, Hallie, Angelo, Autumn, Emma, Nicolas, and Nathaniel; and 12 great-grandchildren: Joseph, Julia, Nicholas, Matthew, Noah, Wyatt, Isabella, Barrett, Laila, River, Beau, and Lavender.

Janet grew up on a farm in Buchanan County and attended country schools Westburg #6 and #7 before attending Independence public schools. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science; Social Work. She was a strong advocate for the environment and studied genealogy and social psychology. Her reclusive later life and time were spent with her family.

Janet wrote her self-published autobiography at age 74, entitled FAMILY LUNACY: Shunned Loser in the Heartland, in 2016.

There will be no funeral. Interment will be at the Rowley Cemetery in Iowa.

White Funeral Home, Independence, Iowa is caring for the family.
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