Here is the really fascinating stuff we dug up today:
Robin Nomik Matte (Big Sis's name) is a registered business name. It was registered by Professionally Speaking, Inc., a Milwaukee telemarketing company. Why is any of this important? Because it suggests that Robin used a stage name to protect her privacy, and that real information about her life and death is elsewhere under a different name. This is just speculation, of course, but it would make sense. Then again, it could all be a huge coincidence...but considering the specificity of the name and its location, that seems pretty unlikely.
That does raise the question of why in the world you would run an obituary under your stage name. I honestly don't know whether that's a common practice among celebrity types or not.
According to her Facebook, prior to joining up with the Auction Hunters team in 2013, it would seem that Robin was a stand-up comedian working under the name "Matte." The websites for her company are dead links, but you can still spot a profile on:
Stik.com/p/other+professional+services/wisconsin.milwaukee/p/matte.matte1 as well as browse several fliers for stand-up comedy she'd done at the Milwaukee Club Timbuktu.
Just for the heck of it, we tossed a message at a person who we're 99% positive is Robin Matte's real sister, inviting her to clear the air/do an interview that will shut down any wild speculation re: cause of death. Not at all sure that she'll receive or respond, but I'll let you know if she does.