Marlene Pauline Collins, 83, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Geneva Village Retirement Community in Geneva, Ohio.
She was born August 4, 1931, in St. Louis, daughter of Frank and Antoinette Skibicki Luepker. She and Lt. Commander Harold T. Collins, Sr. were married in June 1951.
She was an active member of Immaculate Conception Church while she lived in Madison and was a member of the Quilting Guild. She attended Assumption Catholic Church when she later moved to Geneva, Ohio.
She was an artist and loved to sing. She was an avid reader and enjoyed sharing jokes.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold Collins Sr.; and a son, Harold Collins Jr.
Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Gradomski of Geneva, Ohio, and Marcia Polley of Dixon, Ky; a son: Patrick Collins of Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren: a step-grandson; seven grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
Memorial services are 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at Bradford Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Big Creek Cemetery.
