New Bedford - Myrtle Collins, 93, of Westport passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She lived in Westport all her life, except for a brief period when she worked on Martha’s Vineyard, after which she was employed by S.S. Kresge Co. and then by K Mart, until she retired in 1978.
She was the daughter of the late William R. Collins and Verna (Sanford) Collins, sister of the late Kenneth R. Collins, the late Malcolm S. Collins, the late William N. Collins, the late Ruth M. Collins and the late Mildred I. Bailey and aunt of the late Nancy Collins.
She leaves behind a sister: Bessie A. Collins, a sister-in-law: Norine M. Collins, a brother-in-law: Richard F. Bailey, a niece: Linda Lee Williams, a niece: Rhonda Walsh, a niece: Pamela Thorpe, a nephew: Donald B. Collins, a nephew: Malcolm S. Collins, a nephew: Richard F. Bailey, Jr., 4 second generation cousins: Margaret Crandall, Alice Huff, Diane Bodington and Gail, and many second and third generation nieces and nephews.
She will be greatly missed by many people.
Services to which relatives and friends are invited will be Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Potter Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M.
Calling hours Monday 6 - 8 P.M.
Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport.