Collin Garrett Thacker

Collin Garrett Thacker, age 23 of Caledonia, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025. Collin was born May 19, 2001 in Westerville, OH, the son of Melanie (Kurtich) Collins. He graduated from River Valley High School. Collin continued his education at the Ohio State University, Marion Campus. He was beloved on campus by faculty and students alike, always with a smile that lit up a room and offering a hug that would make any bad day better. He graduated with his Bachelor degree in Arts and English. Collin had a brilliant mind and was a gifted poet and short-story writer with many of his works published. He was pursuing his Master's degree in creative writing with the goal to one day be an English professor. Fashion, artwork, jewelry, reading are just some of the many things that brought Collin joy. He recently began expressing himself through painting and had created beautiful works of art that will be cherished by his family. Collin's loving spirit felt most full when he was engaging and socializing with family and friends or those he came in contact with through work and school. His faith in God was a great source of comfort and hope that sustained him in the good days and bad. He looked forward to being a part of 2 weekly Bible studies at Lifepoint Church. He will forever be loved and remembered by his mother and step-father, Melanie and George Collins; siblings: Joshua (Morgan Nichols) McCanna, Courtney Collins, Dustin (Allie) Collins, Madelyn (fiancé Jospeh Beran) Thacker, Sophia Thacker, Gabriel Thacker, Noah Collins, and Nicholas Collins; he was an uncle to: Lincoln & Lainee Beran, Olivia & Adalynn McCanna, Keaton Collins, and Harper & Ariella Collins. Visitation will be Friday, April 25, 2025 at Lifepoint Church, 162 West Center St., Marion from 4PM to 6PM; funeral service will follow at 6PM with Pastor Paul Priddy officiating; For those unable to attend, you can watch the livestream of his services via the Snyder Funeral Homes Denzer Chapel Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DenzerChapelSFH/), which will start streaming appx 10 minutes before his service starts at 6PM; burial will be held privately for the family. The Snyder Funeral Homes of Marion are honored to serve Collin's family; condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.SnyderFuneralHomes.com To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Collin, please visit our floral store.