Michele Robin Rank

Birth: May 28, 1966 | Died: June 15, 2026

Michele Robin Rank was a loving, caring, and devoted wife, mother, daughter, friend, and gifted artistic genius that was taken from us far too young, having just turned 60. She passed away on June 15, 2026, at Kaiser-Permanente in Downey, CA, following a short and courageous battle with lymphoma cancer.

Michele was born to Sharon and Richard Landis on May 28, 1966, at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles. She spent her early childhood in Los Angeles & West Covina, her school years in La Habra, moved to Torrance after meeting her husband Tim, and then to Cerritos where she resided until her passing.

Her childhood was the foundation for her lifelong love of family, friends, animals & wildlife, games (Mahjong and Canasta were her favorites), creating unique and beautiful arts & crafts (scrapbooks, jewelry, quilting, and mosaics), music & dancing, travel & vacations, photography, the color purple, giving to and helping others, cooking delicious meals, and laughing & living life to the fullest. Michele had many fond memories of times spent in Girl Scouts, Rifle Squad, being a camp counselor, and crazy fun adventures with childhood friends.

Michele’s proudest and most treasured privilege was becoming and being a mother to sons Zachary, Maxwell, and Wesley. She beamed with joy at every opportunity and cherished the memories created on every fun & exciting adventure, family vacation, special event, holiday gathering, birthday, or simply playing in the rain and created bookcases full of amazing scrapbooks documenting it all. Michele volunteered countless hours for the PTA and helped in classrooms at Benito Juarez Elementary School in Cerritos that all three sons attended. She always made sure her boys did their homework after school, enjoyed arts & crafts, maybe even savored a snack or two (or three), and saved the especially difficult homework for dad – a very rare occasion.

Her artistic brilliance and enthusiasm for turning ideas into beautiful creations along with the gratification & joy she received from teaching others led to Michele working for Close to My Heart from 1997 to 2014 followed by Moore’s Sewing from 2015 until her passing. With Close to My Heart she honed and mastered her scrapbooking skills and hosted countless parties where she taught and encouraged everyone to create wonderful historical treasure troves capturing life’s adventures and experiences. Joining Moore’s Sewing led to her extreme passion for quilting and she received great satisfaction and happiness teaching & inspiring customers, participating at conferences & conventions/special events, and sharing her love of quilting. Over the years she crafted hundreds of quilts, many of which were given as gifts to those closest to her, receiving one was getting a piece of Michele’s shining heart and soul.

Michele and Tim met at Houlihan’s at the Del Amo Mall in Torrance on February 8, 1991, a fateful day that began a whirlwind romance that led their engagement only three months later. They wed on February 8, 1992, a year to the date after they met, in San Pedro at Fort MacArthur. Their 34+ years of marriage were filled with deep & unwavering love, devotion, admiration, friendship, commitment, and being together hand-in-hand for every success, accomplishment, and challenge no matter how big or small.

Michele is survived by her husband Tim, son Zachary and his wife Robin, son Maxwell, son Wesley, and mother Sharon Landis. She is preceded in death by her brother Tim Landis (1990) and father Richard Landis (2022).

The Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for Michele will be on July 12, 2026, from 12 – 3pm with the service beginning at 1pm at Hilgenfeld Mortuary, 120 E. Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Lymphoma Research Foundation dedicated to Michele Robin Rank: https://giving.lymphoma.org/campaign/647056/donate