Barbara A. Collins

Barbara A. Collins obituary

Barbara A. Collins

Barbara Collins Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Barbara A. Collins, nee Wilson, age 73 and longtime resident of Elmhurst; devoted hospice and Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network volunteer; beloved mother of Elizabeth (James Colbert) Collins and Quinn Collins; dear grandmother of Cooper Collins; loving sister of Mary Wilson Crocker and the late Joe Wilson, Catherine Wilson and Rita (Charles) Janota; fond aunt of many. Visitation Thursday, December 28, 2023, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Friends and family will meet Friday, December 29, 2023 for a Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 9:30 a.m. to be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 134 Arthur Street, Elmhurst. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network, 125 W. Church St., Elmhurst IL 60126. Live Stream of the funeral Mass available through the funeral home website. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com.

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134 South York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126

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