Rowley, MA: Robin M. (Spaulding) Sturk, 55, of Rowley, MA, died on May 18, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill, MA, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Haverhill, MA, the daughter of the late Dean A. and Barbara (Doncaster) Spaulding, she was raised and educated in Rowley. She graduated from Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School with the Class of 1979, and she later received her diploma from a local cosmetology school. She worked as a Level 2 Electro Mechanical Assembler for Microsemi Corporation, Beverly and also worked at L-3 Communications, Newburyport.

A member of All Saints Parish, Haverhill, MA, Mrs. Sturk enjoyed knitting, cooking, gardening, hummingbird watching and maintaining her hummingbird feeders and participating in karate classes.

She is survived by her husband of thirty-two years, Michael A. Sturk; two sons, Darren M. Sturk of No. Andover and Curtis A. Sturk of Rowley; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Carl and Denise Spaulding of Byfield and Barry and Charlene Spaulding of Georgetown; a sister, Deborah Spaulding of Rowley and several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends may attend Mrs. Sturk's Life Celebration on Sunday, May 22, 2016, from 4 - 8 PM at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., (Route 121A) Plaistow, NH. Her funeral will begin on Monday, May 23, 2016, at 9 AM from the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial following at 10 AM in All Saints Church, Haverhill. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Haverhill.

For directions or to send a message of condolence, please visit our website at www.brooksidechapelfh.com