Robin Michelle Starks

Robin Michelle Starks returned home to her Heavenly Father on August 3, 2025 after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Tooele, Utah and raised in Erda. Robin graduated as class of ’86 from Tooele High School, and shortly after started her career as a budget analyst for the Tooele Army Depot. She retired from the Tooele Army Depot in October of 2024; accumulating over thirty years of service. Throughout her life, and especially in her retirement, Robin loved to do yard work and tend to her garden. Her favorite flowers to grow were Dahlias, Hibiscus, Lillies, and countless others. In the garden she took pride in growing tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, cantaloupe, and watermelon. To escape the heat of the summer, Robin loved to go camping and ATV riding in the side-by-side with her family; the Strawberry Reservoir area being one of her favorite places to go. Some side-by-side trails she liked were the “Halloween Tree” and the “Haunted Forest”. Robin loved and cared for all kinds of animals, specifically her three calico cats. She loved to tend to her cows, pigs, and chickens as well. Throughout her life, Robin was an avid sports fan, playing softball, volleyball, and bowling. She bowled many years on competitive leagues with her sisters, mother, and later her husband, Shane. Robin loved football season, and always rooted for the Denver Broncos. Both NASCAR and football were always watched on Sunday’s. She loved watching her three children play sports; Her eldest son baseball, her eldest daughter softball, and most recently her youngest daughter play soccer.

Robin met the love of her life, Shane Starks, in April of 2014. They married two years later in April of 2016. She had her first two children, PJ and Holli, in her first marriage to Lee Sklyes. She later had her youngest daughter and final child, Hailey, to Wade Forbush. She gained two step-children, Wyatt and Megan, who she loved as if they were her own. Altogether, she had nine grandchildren. She loved to have the grandkids running around and tending to them; She thought it was very important to raise them all equally with love, affection, and tenderness.

Robin is survived by her husband Shane Starks, and her five children: Paul Sklyes, Holli Skyles (Cody Ertmann), Hailey Forbush (Nick Ackerman), Megan Davie (Ethan Davie), and Wyatt Starks (Ashley Starks). Her father Barry Warr, and her brothers and sisters: Kevin Warr, Tammie Beaumont, Jodie Fox (Calvin Fox), and Brett Warr. Her mother in-law, Dianne Starks. Brother and Sister in-laws: Chad Starks (Chandra Starks), Cody Starks (Shilo Hall), and Kellie Terrel (Linson Terrel). Her nine grandkids: Skylee Skyles, Sydney Ertmann, Emma Ertmann, Ellie Ertmann, Skyler Davie, Hayden Davie, Paxton Davie, Adaline Starks, and Aquetzalli Starks. Along with several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Robin is preceded in death by her mother, Carolee Warr, and her father in-law, Wayland Starks. Grandparents: Lyman and Georgia Warr, Bert and Elaine Barrus. Aunts and Uncles: Myrna Busch, Colleen Brunson, Curt Warr, and Monte Warr. Her cousin Elaine-Rey Busch, and her brother Barry Lyman Warr.

Services will be at the LDS Church on 248 S. Hale Street in Grantsville, Utah. A viewing will be held on Thursday, August 7^th, from 6pm-8pm. Funeral Services will take place on Friday at the same location at 12pm with a brief viewing prior from 10:30am-11:45am. Interment will be at Grantsville City North Cemetery. You may watch the service online through Zoom by visiting the obituary page at Larkin Mortuary’s website.