Great Falls—Michele M. (Crovitz) Robison, 73, of Great Falls, passed away Friday October 7, 2016 at Benefis Hospital.

A Celebration of Life for family and friends was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Ag Center in Fort Benton followed by a graveside service at 4 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. Benton Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Please visit Michele's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.bentonfh.com

Michele was born November 5, 1942 in Boise, Idaho to Gordon and Margaret (Stenton) Custer. She was raised by Mathew and Margaret (Stenton) Crovitz, in an Air Force family stationed around the world. Michele attended San Angelo High School, Texas, and Mander College, England.

Michele married Lieutenant Kenneth G. Robison, U.S. Navy on March 6, 1964, in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England. Navy assignments took them and their children around the world to Florida, Maryland, California, Hawaii, Sweden, Philippines, England, and Virginia. To their marriage were born children, Karin, Mark, and Susanne. Ken and Michele moved to Montana in 1994 where they settled in Great Falls. Along the way Michele served as a teaching assistant in Hawaii and California, while raising the children.

Michele loved cooking, reading, and caring for her family that included beloved Burmese cats. She loved her life of travel, life on ocean beaches, and thrived adopting new cultures and recipes.

Michele is survived by her husband, daughter Karin (Ian) Deal of Great Falls, and son Mark Robison of Great Falls; 2 grandchildren, Perry Robison of Great Falls and Turner Robison of Leesburg, Virginia; sister Mouri O'Connor of Great Falls; brothers Mathew (Carol) Crovitz of Cary, North Carolina, Marshal Crovitz and Miles (Karen) Crovitz of Charlotte, North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret (Stenton) Crovitz and Mathew Crovitz; and daughter Susanne Ruth Robison.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that any donations be made to the Geraldine Ambulance Fund, River and Plains Society in Fort Benton, or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.