Peter M. Robinson, 86

Peter Michael Robinson,

age 86, passed away peacefully

December 9, 2021, at

The Lodge Care Center in

Loveland, Ohio. Pete was a

lifelong resident of

Baudette – the city he affectionately

called “Paradise”.

With no hospital in

Baudette at the time, Pete

was born in the hospital in

Warroad in 1935 to Marian

and Stoddard Robinson, Sr.

He was their second son –

arriving nearly 8 years

after his brother, Stoddard.

Pete graduated from

Baudette High School in

1953 and continued on to

St. Cloud State College. He

graduated in 1957 with a

business degree. Pete also

served 6 years in the

Army/National Guard in

parallel to the start of his

career.

On July 27, 1958, Pete

and Barbara Knutson were

united in marriage in Warren,

Minnesota. The following

year, they moved

into a house they had built

in Baudette, a home Pete

lived in until his move to

the Care Center earlier

this year.

Pete’s working career

had two distinct chapters.

First, Pete owned and ran

Robinson’s Dry Goods in

downtown Baudette for 20

years, a popular Main

Street staple founded by

his parents. In August

1977, Pete was appointed

the City Clerk-Treasurer

of Baudette, a role he truly

enjoyed until he retired.

Pete was also very involved

in other civic endeavors.

He was active in City Government

as a member of

City Council for many

years. He was also a longtime

member of the Masonic

Lodge and the Moose

Lodge. Pete also loved to

play bridge with his wife,

curl, and he tolerated golf.

He was also a regular at

blowing TAPS at military

funerals.

Pete loved tinkering outdoors.

He fastidiously took

care of his lawn and his

cars. And he loved boating

in the summer. A favorite

pastime was going to Pine

Island to swim and cook

out with his wife, kids, and

friends. For the past

twenty-five years, you

could set your watch by his

regular rotation of stops at

area restaurants.

Over the years, Pete was

very proud of the accomplishments

of his kids and

grandkids. He loved visiting

the grandkids, going to

their games, and hanging

out with them. He couldn’t

get enough of the stories

about what the grandkids

were up to.

Pete is survived by his

two sons, Mike (Laura) of

Eden Prairie, MN; and

Todd (Grace) of Loveland,

OH. Pete is also survived

by five grandchildren: Eric

of Chicago, IL; Matthew

(Kate) of Fishers, IN;

Emily of Dallas, TX; Alec

of Minneapolis, MN; and

Mitchell of Detroit, MI.

Pete has one great-grandson:

Jackson James of

Fishers, IN. Also surviving

Pete is his niece Shelley

Weidner and her family of

Fargo, ND.

Pete was preceded in

death by his parents, his

wife Barbara, and his

brother Stoddard.

The family would like to

extend a special Thank

You to the entire community

of Baudette. Pete

loved his lifelong hometown

– and many in

Baudette cared for him as

if he was a part of their

family.

In lieu of flowers, donations

are preferred to Lake

of the Woods County Historical

Society or Lake of

the Woods Veterans Memorial

Foundation.

A service for Pete will

be held on Saturday, December

18 at 11:00 am at

The First Congregational

Church of Baudette, with

visitation an hour prior. A

private interment will be

at Elm Park Cemetery.