Robin Irene Plattenberger-Gilmore

Robin Irene Plattenberger-Gilmore, 74, of Washington, died at her home on Thursday, September 24, 2026.

A Celebration of her life will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the United Methodist Church in Washington, with Pastor Alyssa Nantt officiating. Burial of her cremains will be later at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 4-7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Doctors Without Borders and Art Domestique.

She was born October 13, 1951, in Cedar Rapids to Robert F. and Roberta M. (Wilson) Plattenberger. She was raised on the family farm in Martelle. She graduated Anamosa High School in 1970, attended ISU to become a Certified Medical Technologist. Robin worked at the Veterans Medical Center in Des Moines specializing in hematology and oncology. While teaching surgical residents how to take bone marrow specimens she was inspired to become an Osteopathic Physician at the age of 40!

In 1997 Robin began her family practice in Washington, Iowa. She loved her patients, especially the kindergarten physicals. She served as Medical Examiner for Washington County for many years. Robin retired from her medical practice in 2016.

Robin married her high school sweetheart, Richard Gilmore, May 25, 1973. They made their home in Des Moines for 20 years where they both worked for the Veterans Medical Center. Robin and Richard adopted Matthew and Michelle in 1982. The family moved to Washington for Robin’s medical practice. Richard spent two years restoring their brick Second Empire residence while Robin completed her family practice residency in Waterloo.

Robin loved flowers, traveling, organ music, clam chowder, hats, family, friends and community.

Robin is predeceased in death by her parents, Robert and Roberta, and by her sister, Barbara H. Tarwater. She is survived by her husband, Richard, Washington, and their children, Matthew Gilmore, LeGrange, Missouri, and Michelle Gilmore, Dubuque, and by her sisters, Margaret (Monte) Sadeghpour- Kramer, Mt Vernon, and Marilyn (Jared) Bauch), Traer, and her very special friend, Isabelle (Izzy) and various nieces and nephews.

Robin was committed to her patients and, after retirement, to her Washington community. She was a longtime member of P.EO., and an officer in Art Domestique, Inc., a charitable organization. She carried out her Christian witness by assisting immigrants to obtain their citizenship and being an active leader in the Washington United Methodist Church. Her good works as a doctor and citizen showed evidence of her faith in Christ, her Savior.