Barbara “Barb” J. Collins, 83, of Decatur,IL passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital with her family by her side.
A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate Barb’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday April 30, 2012 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph Molloy, Celebrant. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from1:00 p.m.until 2:15 p.m., Monday afternoon at the church. Barb will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Mt.ZionTownship Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church,Decatur,IL and Mt Zion District Library,Mt. Zion,IL. Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt.Zion is assisting the family with services. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.
Barb was born on October 24, 1928 in Pontiac, IL the daughter of John N. and Cecilia M. (McGough) Bauer. She married William Q. Collins on June 2, 1951 in Pontiac, IL.
During the last semester of her high school senior year, her family moved toStreator,IL where she graduated. She worked for Hart Schaffner and Marx in Chicago. She also was a nanny and attended Brown’s Business College in Peoria. She moved to Decatur following her marriage and worked for Taystee Bakery as a bookkeeper for many years. In 1972 she became an entrepreneur opening Country Boutique on Merchant Street in downtown Decatur. She owned and operated the business until 1994. She was a former member of American Business Women’s Association Amacita Chapter in Decatur and Garden Club of Decatur.
Surviving are her daughter, Debbie and husband Rick Highcock of Decatur, sons: William “Bill” and wife Denise of Mt. Zion, Doug and wife Robin of Effingham and daughter-in-law, Cheryl Collins of Decatur. Grandchildren: Jenny (Highcock) Clarke and husband Kevin of Plainfield, IL, Mark Highcock and wife Elizabeth of Mt. Zion, Allison (Collins) Coit and husband Bob of Decatur, Alex Collins and Hillary Collins of Effingham and Jake Collins of Mt. Zion.
Great-grandchildren: Joseph Clarke, Emily Clarke, Andrew Highcock, Morgan Highcock, Julianne Highcock and Colin Coit.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, son Mike, infant son, John, parents, brother Donald Bauer, sisters Mildred Zimmer, Dorothy Tennyson, and infant sister.
She was very proud of her children, grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with her family. Her belief in God was strong and gave her strength. One of her greatest joys was traveling to Germany two times to meet and visit with her Uncle George Bauer and family.
Special thanks to Jennifer and Liz and staff at Imboden Creek Gardens, Sister Marianne, the Dominican Sisters and Father Joe Molloy of Holy Family Catholic Church for their years of spiritual outreach to Barb and her family.
最後の悲嘆
| Cecilia Bourguet |
My deepest condolences |
February 26, 2015 |
My condolences, as feelings of pain and bitterness become unbearable. It is my desire to convey a comforting thought based on the Holy Scriptures
John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out."
This passage speaks of the resurrection of our loved ones. It is not God's plan to see us suffer and die, so He extends the following invitation to us: "Come near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8)
Please go to the following link to obtain more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage and again we are sorry for your loss.
http://www.jw.org
| Sherry Grotjan-Metzger |
So Many great memories! |
April 29, 2012 |
I have so many great memories of Barb! I enjoyed working for her at the Country Boutique during my summers home from college. We always had lots of laughs with Laura and Andy at the store. She always just called me "Grotjan."
She was always full of stories and advice for us youngsters! I am thankful for the memories and laughs.
Sherry-"Grotjan"-Metzger
San Antonio, Texas
