Laconia-----Lucille Landry Collins, 85, of 276 Cotton Hill Road, Laconia, died at the Epsom Manor Health Care Center, Epsom, N.H. on Thursday, November 3, 2011. She was the widow of John J. Collins who died March 26, 2008.
Mrs. Collins was born April 25, 1926 in Concord, N.H., the daughter of Edgar and Emma (Trudell) Landry.
Mrs. Collins travelled the world as a military wife for thirty-three years.
Mrs. Collins lived in Gilmanton where she and her late husband restored the Gilmanton Tavern. For many years, they summered on Mohawk Island in Winnisquam, N.H. and wintered in Ft. Myers, Florida. Lucille was an accomplished and deeply loved woman and was a mother to her own and many others. She was a top notch sportswoman, craftswoman, artist, a hostess extraordinaire and a true friend.
Survivors include two daughters, Dallas C. Gilbert and her husband, David, of Laconia and Michele Collins of Concord; two grandchildren, Brett Peterman and Casey Gilbert; a sister, Charlotte Blair, of Alexandria, Virginia and three nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Collins was predeceased by a daughter , Kirsten Collins, 1975.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 1:00PM at The Historic First Congregational Society of Gilmanton on Meeting House Road, Gilmanton, N.H.
Burial will be in the family lot at Smith Meeting House Cemetery, Gilmanton.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Epsom Healthcare Center - TFGE Fund (for Continuing Staff Education), 901 Suncook Valley Highway, Epsom, NH 03234.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.