Sonya D. “Sonny” Pulcifur Robinson

RUMFORD – Sonya D. “Sonny” Pulcifur Robinson, 85, died Monday April 10, 2023 at the Rumford Hospital.

Sonya was born in Mars Hill, to Fenton Avon and Anna Marie (Orser) Pulcifur. She was a graduate of Farmington High School in 1955 and Westbrook Seminary and Junior College in 1957.

She set out for New York City where she worked as a lab and x-ray tech and medical secretary for a private medical practice on Park Avenue. She later met her future husband of 59 years, Dewey Robinson recently arrived in NYC. After several fun filled years of living in NYC, they moved to Rumford to raise a family.

She changed career fields to bank teller in Mexico. She served on the board of directors with Franklin Savings bank from 1989 to 2009. She was a volunteer at the Rumford Hospital Coffee Shop, and a member and treasurer of the Rumford Hospital Auxiliary for many years.

As a true Gemini, she was a prolific multi-tasker, often reading, talking on the phone and watching her favorite sporting events all at the same time. She enjoyed traveling, extensively in the U.S. and Europe. One of the highlights for her was a champagne brunch after a private helicopter ride through the Grand Canyon with her husband.

She is survived by her husband Dewey, her daughters, Victoria Lynn and husband Leslie of Virginia, Karen Robinson of Skowhegan and Jill LeBel and husband Randy of Lewiston, two grandchildren, Andrew Lynn and Rachel Lynn Pruitt and several great-grandchildren.

You will be missed mom. You were the social center of the family. You had a fantastic ability to remember important events in people’s lives even without the need of computers, reaching out with personalized cards and notes. We loved how you kept the family traditions alive, even sending your grown children Easter baskets and Halloween candy. We might have rolled our eyes, but secretly we loved it!

Friends and family are invited to share memories with the family at http://www.meaderandson.com.

At Sonya’s request, there will be no calling hours or funeral service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Meader & Son Funeral.