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Longmont Times-Call
Publish date: 6/12/2008
Feb. 9, 1922 — June 11, 2008
Vivian M. COLLINS
, 86, of Longmont passed away June 11, 2008, at
HospiceCare Center.
She was born on February 9, 1922, in Friend,
Nebraska, the daughter of John and Eva McCawley.
Vivian was raised in Friend, Nebraska, and
later moved to Seattle, Washington, to pursue a
management career in retail sales.
She married Ned Collins on September 23,
1946, in Denver.
Her first loves were her husband and seven
sons.
Vivian was a true partner in their successful
family concession business, Mile High
Enterprise, beginning at Bears Stadium. Other
concession contracts included the City and
County of Denver, Winter Park Ski Area, National
Western Stock Show and the Continental Divide
Raceway. In addition, from 1972 to 1979, Vivian
and Ned built and operated three Village Inn
Restaurants, one in Longmont and two in Tucson,
Arizona.
She was a lifelong supporter of St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church and School. Her hobbies
included cross-stitch and antique collecting.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ned,
on June 2, 1999; a granddaughter, Jamie Collins;
her parents; and two sisters, Lenny Russell and
Hilma Calkins.
Survivors include seven sons, Wayne “Doc” Collins
and his wife, Nina of Denver, Kim Collins of
Phoenix, Arizona, Kent Collins and his wife,
Dawn of California, Mark Collins of Wyoming, Ty
Collins and his wife, Kathy of Park City, Utah,
Sean Collins of Longmont, and Kirk Collins and
his wife, Debbie of Longmont; a sister, Hazel
Humphrey of Wisconsin; fourteen grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14,
at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 323 Collyer
Street, Longmont, CO, with Rev. Brian Morrow
officiating. Services will conclude at the
church. Cremation at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and
Crematory. Memorial contributions may be made to
St. John the Baptist Catholic School and sent to
Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. Visit
www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to leave
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March 14,
1951 — April 22, 2010
Mark Thomas COLLINS
died April 22, 2010 in Casper, Wyoming. He was born March 14, 1951 to
Wayne ‘Ned’ and Vivian (McCawley) Collins in Denver. The Collins
family moved to Longmont in 1958, where Mark grew up and graduated from
Longmont High School, Class of 1969.
Mark was committed to the Collins family tradition of serving people
through food service. As a young man Mark watched his father run the
concessions at the old Bear’s, later Mile High Stadium and own and
operate Village Inn Restaurants. Currently, Mark was a regional manager
for Village Inn.
He was of
Catholic faith and is remembered by his sons as a man of character. He
was a multiple letterman athlete at Longmont High School growing up. He
was the valedictorian and class president of his graduating class. Mark
had a love for animals and the outdoors and enjoyed hunting.
Mark is
survived by two sons, Matt Collins of Fremont, Nebraska and Jarrod
Collins of Ft. Collins; and six brothers: Wayne “Doc” Collins
his wife Nina, Kim Collins and his 3 children, Kent Collins, his
wife Dawn and his 4 children, Ty Collins, his wife Kathy and 3 children,
Sean Collins, and Kirk Collins, his wife Debbie and his daughter.
A memorial
service will be held Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John
the Baptist Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be
made to the Mark Collins memorial fund & sent to Ahlberg Funeral
Chapel.
Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com
to share condolences with the family.
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