Eileen R. Collins

Eileen was born June 13, 1938 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Eberhardt and Dorothy (Montgomery) Petersen. She graduated from the Gladstone High School in 1956. She was a longtime member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Gladstone, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was also a clerk at Swanson’s Hardware Store in Gladstone for several years. She loved spending time with her family, taking care of her grandchildren, cooking, baking, doing crafts and crossword puzzles.

Eileen is survived by her children, Ray (Bonnie) Collins Jr, of Escanaba, Bruce (Cindy) Collins of Gladstone and Kathi (Fred) Hoehn of Escanaba; grandchildren, Jennifer (John) Delveaux, Jessica Johnson, Heather (Todd Beauchamp) Hoehn, Jamie (Chris) Davis and Mason (Jeri) Collins; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings, John (Mae) Petersen of Lake Ann, Mich., Phil (Virginia) Petersen of Gladstone, Bonnie Brower of Escanaba and Jill Seeley of Hot Springs, Arkansas and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, grandsons, Jerry and Mitch Collins, great-grandson, Cameron Delveaux, sister, Mikki Petersen, grandson-in-law, Jim Johnson and brothers-in-law, Ken Seeley and Benny Brower.

The family would like to thank Murray’s Country View and staff, Bishop Noa Home and staff and UP Health System Homecare and Hospice for the assistance, kindness and compassion while taking care of Eileen. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. The family does not wish to receive any flower or monetary donations but rather donations be made to a charity of your choice in Eileen’s honor. To leave the family a message of condolence, go to http://www.skradskifunealhomes.com.