Anne Marie devoted her life to loving, healing and giving – for family, friends, or just someone in need. If anyone was the embodiment of kindness, it was she.
Always possessed of a deep and artistic soul, she also discovered somewhat late in life an innate talent for painting, and for photography as well. Indeed, the variety of Anne Marie’s many abilities never ceased to surprise and amaze everyone (including herself)…her deep well of gifts was seemingly bottomless. And, as was her nature, these discoveries led her to a never-ending search for ways to share them with others.
Her life, then, was a journey…as it should be. Wanderlust was surely a part of her soul as well. There was ever something in her that knew that there was music to be heard, art to be appreciated, pain to be healed, and friends to be made.
But she always returned home to her family – her siblings, nieces, nephews, and especially her mom, Dorothy. They shared a special and unbreakable bond, and Anne Marie drew her strength from that.
She now rests with us…in our hearts if not in person. And we know that she is with her dad, Jim, her nephew John and brother-in-law Matt. Her presence is palpable.
Anne Marie Dorothy Collins, a resident of Nantucket and formerly of South Boston and Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. She was 57 years of age.
Anne Marie was born in Somerville on July 14, 1964, a daughter of Dorothy E. "Dot" (Cheney) Collins and the late James P. Collins.
Anne Marie is the loving daughter of Dorothy E. "Dot" (Cheney) Collins and the late James P. Collins. She is the devoted sister of James P. Collins III and his wife Mary, Kevin J. Collins and his wife Kate, Mary C. O'Connell and her late husband Matthew, Maureen A. Collins, Margaret A. Collins, Eileen M. Paris and her husband Boston Firefighter Richard, Stephen M. Collins and Dennis X. Collins. She is the loving aunt to her 21 nieces and nephews and 16 grandnieces and grandnephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Anne Marie's Funeral Mass on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11 A.M. in St. Mary's Church, 55 Warren St. Charlestown. Her burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Quincy. There are no funeral home visiting hours.
THE CHURCH WILL NOT ACCEPT FLOWERS. In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Anne Marie's name to St. Mary's Church Building Fund, 46 Winthrop St. Charlestown, Mass. 02129