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Dorothy Collins Obituary

Age 96, formerly of Stoneham, passed away August 23, 2007 at the Westborough Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Osman Collins. Mother and mother-in-law of Charlotte and the late Richard of Seaford, NY, Helen and the late Robert of Stoneham, Carolyn and Henry Gaffny of Billerica, Neil and Tricia of Virginia Beach and Nancy and David Maidrand of Shrewsbury. Grandmother of Kenneth, John and Brian on Long Island, Neal, Heather, David, Patricia and Laurie in Massachusetts, Douglas in Connecticut, Nathan and Nicole in Virginia and Craig in New Hampshire, great grandmother of seventeen, and sister of the late Arthur, Mabel and Woodrow. A Funeral Service will be held in the First Congregational Church, Main St., Stoneham on Monday at 11:30 AM. Burial will follow in Lindenwood Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited. Visitation in the Anderson-Bryant Funeral Home, 4 Common Street, STONEHAM on Sunday, 3-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Woman's Amica Club of the First Congregational Church, Stoneham.

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Published by Boston Globe on Aug. 25, 2007.

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Bob Sullo

November 26, 2007

Neil and Nancy,
Just learned of your loss please accept my condolences. Your mother was kind enough to remember me when my dad passed away and give me a call to express her sympathy. I have never forgot her kindness.

Lauren McMenemy

August 30, 2007

Dot Collins, a wonderful woman. Sweet, caring, loving, and always had a smile for me. I took care of Dot since January and she was always nice to me and I loved our conversations. My co workers called her my grandmother because I spent so much time with her. I feel blessed to have known Dot. Her family will be in my prayers.

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