May 28, 1936 - May 22, 2025

Donald Edwin “Robbie” Roberts, 88, of Santa Clara, Utah, passed away on May 22, 2025, in Ivins, Utah. Don was born on May 28, 1936, in Colfax, Washington, to Alice and Edwin Roberts. He spent his early years on a farmstead in the wheat-rich heart of Whitman County and graduated from Colfax High, where he was a proud athlete — boxing, wrestling, and playing football with the same intensity he brought to the rest of his life.

He went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps as a radio communicator during the Vietnam War, and remained especially proud of his service with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment. After returning stateside, Don, known as “Robbie” to his fellow Marines, continued his service as an alcohol rehabilitation counselor. He rema

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