Dolores Easley Collins

(Borden) Collins KING FERRY < Dolores Easley (Borden) Collins, 77, of Oberon Drive, King Ferry, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Collins was born in Plattsburgh, the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Pendergast Easley, and resided in King Ferry since 2005. Prior to that she lived in the Ithaca and Oneonta area. Mrs. Collins was a graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where she received her B.A. degree and her master"s degree in education. She was employed as an elementary school teacher for 15 years in the Oneonta School District and for an additional 15 years, in the Ithaca School District, retiring several years ago. She was a member of the New York State Retired Teachers Association, a Master Gardener and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of King Ferry. Surviving is her husband, Charles J. Collins, of King Ferry; one son, Gary D. Borden and his wife Marcia, of East Davenport; two daughters, Karen L. Borden, of Milton, Fla., and Lynne Borden McClure, of King Ferry; two stepsons, Joseph A. Collins and his wife Luanne, of Ithaca, and Michael A. Collins and his wife Joanne, of Brooktondale; one stepdaughter, Elizabeth A. Collins, of Folly Beach, S.C.; three sisters, Lorraine E. Patten, of Oneonta, Gwendolyn E. Nichols and her husband Richard, of South Glens Falls, and Penny E. Barber and her husband Robert, of The Villages, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, Colin, Rebecca, Shyeanne, Robert, Daniel, Jesse, Carrie, David, Jennifer and Thomas; several nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the First Presbyterian Church of King Ferry. Interment will be in West Genoa Cemetery, King Ferry. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the memorial fund of the First Presbyterian Church of King Ferry, King Ferry, NY 13081, in memory of Mrs. Collins. The Shakelton Funeral Home of Aurora is in charge of arrangements. Dolores loved children and teaching, and is remembered by many of her students as their "favorite teacher." To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.