Loretta L. Collins

Loretta L. Collins, 94 of Findlay, passed away at the Bridge Hospice Care Center on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. She was born on November 22, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Charles and Louise (Weaver) Ferguson. While in the Army she met and married James R. Collins on December 1, 1951 who preceded her in death on December 4, 2016.
Survivors include her daughters, Sandra August, of Findlay, and Laura L. Holycross, of Findlay. Six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, two great great-grandchildren, and a brother George Ferguson, of Wayne. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and brothers, Charles Jr., Denny, and Dick Ferguson, and sisters, Dorothy, and Mary Jane,
Loretta was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War, was employed at the Budd Company for ten years in North Baltimore, an Eastern Star, attended Wayne United Methodist Church, and Cross Way Ministries in Findlay. She loved her family, collected Fenton Glass, enjoyed playing cards and watching Animal Planet.
There will be no services at this time. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Condolences may be expressed at www.coldrencrates.com.