Robert Collins Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Gloucester City, New Jersey

On July 19, 2005. Age 65. Of Gloucester City.

Devoted Husband of 18 years to Elizabeth “Betsy” J. (nee McClaine). Loving father of Marianne Eller (Wayne) of the Oak Valley section of Deptford, Barbara Ann Stafford (Stan) of Gloucester City, Robert L. Collins, Jr. (Colleen) of Brooklawn, Christina Greene (Mike) of Gloucester City and a special niece Marlene (Joe) Weber of Heislerville. Cherished grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of one. Bob is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Bob was a lifetime resident of Gloucester City and was a parishioner of Saint Mary’s R.C. Church. He was an active member of the Sportsmen AC on Burlington Street in Gloucester City and a regular at the meetings. He was dedicated to the youth of Gloucester City and coached Little League for 35 years. Bob worked as a receiver at Adams Warehouse (formerly Mamco) in Woodbury Heights for 35 years.

Relatives, friends, co-workers and members of the Sportsmen AC are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Sunday Evening from 7 to 9 pm and Monday morning 9:30 to 11 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Catholic Prayers of Committal 11 am in the funeral home. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

Family requests that memorial donations be made in Bob’s memory to the Sportsmen A.C. : P.O. Box 63, Gloucester City, NJ 08030 or to the American Lung Association: Southern New Jersey Office: 109 South Main Street, Suite 18; Cranbury, New Jersey 08512.

Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the Collins family through our website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Robert L. Collins, Sr.

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I'll love and miss you dearly Bobby.
Marybeth from Doc and Joe's

marybeth james jeffries

August 16, 2005 | Gloucester City, NJ

Betsy&Family
We are all sorry for your loss. Bob was like a dad to me, he will be greatly missed. And i wanted to say i was sorry for leaving MaryAnn s name off of my card. I am sorry for that TELL MARE!! I will miss BOB.
Marybeth Jeffries

marybeth jeffries

July 29, 2005 | Gloucester, NJ

betsy & collins family i would like to send my sympathy to you and your family in loss of bob collins he was a great man and loved to have fun. i would also like to send our sympathy from the gloucester city schufflebowl league he will be greatly missed. nancy (doc&joe's tavern, gloucester city,n.j.)

nancy andrews

July 24, 2005 | Mantua, NJ

Rosemary, Patrick, Roseann, and John Healey would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family and to assure the family that we will be there to help them in their time of need. Our prayers go out to you and your family at this time.

The Healey Family

July 22, 2005 | Gloucester City, NJ

To Our Family,
Yet again, we will gather together to say our farewells to another member of our family. Our hearts will be broken and are eyes swollen. But we will embrace each other with the strengh that bonds this family. Uncle Bobby was a beakon to our families. He was loved by so many people and touched so many lives. He will be forever missed and loved.
If there is anything, anyone needs, our family is but a call away. Because thats what family is....Thats OUR family.

Rebecca Dill

July 21, 2005 | Winslow, NJ

July 21, 2005

To each and everone in this GREAT family,
Uncle Bobby will be missed from everyone. I know he is in such a better place. It hurts and always will but we are a STRONG family and we will pull together for each other. I wanna say thank-you to Tina for giving me the picutre of uncle Bobby, this is how I remember him and will always( in his white v-neck tee). If ANYBOBY needs anything e-mail me or call.
Uncle Bobby...I love and will miss you forever!!!
Love,
Melanie

Melanie Neumann

July 21, 2005 | Clementon, NJ

Dear Betsy,Maryann,Barbaranne,Bobby,Tina
, I just wanted to let you all know what a great man your father was. He loved you all more then anything and still had enought love for me and my sisters. I will never forget how he sat with us in May while my mom (his sister) was dying and helped us get through it. We were sitting in the room next to my moms bed and we would talk. Uncle bobby is truely a remarkable man. Without him I do not think my sisters and I would not have made it. Even...

deborah neumann

July 21, 2005 | Elm, NJ

To the family of "Uncle Bobby" its with sorrow i have to write this, this year. So much loss for our family this year, the only hope I have is that God knows what we can handle and truly will strengthen us for the rest. I always will remember uncle Bobby, for the pig roasts, and bbq's we had the honor of being at together. May God watch over his wife and give strength beyond what is normal for these hard times. You will be missed.

Michelle Neumann

July 21, 2005 | Waterford Works, NJ

Robert L. "Bobby C." Collins Sr.

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