COLLINS-Joseph F. Sr. of Winthrop, March 4, 2007. Beloved husband of 61 years to Ruth (Lane) Collins. Devoted father of Edward Collins and his wife Gail of West Peabody, Joseph F. Collins Jr. and his wife Nancy of Windham, NH, Ruth Ann McCarthy and her husband John of Revere, Jane Hatch of Greenville, SC, and Jean West and her husband David of West Newbury. Also survived by 17 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St, WINTHROP, on Thurs, at 10:45am. Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church at 11:30am. Relatives and friends invited. Interment will be in Winthrop Cemetery. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 1 St. Jude Place, Bldg 300, Memphis, TN, 38148. U.S. Army vet of WWll, member of Beachmont Revere V.F.W., and Gold Card member of the National Ass. of Letter Carriers. Visiting hours Weds. only 5-9pm