OBIT: John L. COLLINS, 1975, Rockwood, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ JOHN L. COLLINS John L. Collins, 65, of Rockwood RD 2, died Dec. 15, 1975, in Somerset Community Hospital. Born Nov. 11, 1910, in Fayette County, he was a son of Mrs. Catherine (Gary) Collins of Rockwood RD 2 and the late Charles Collins. He was preceded in death by a son, James. Also surviving are his wife, the former Mildred Audrey Gibson; and these children: John R., Somerset RD 3; Gary V., Somerset; Mrs. Joseph (Catherine) Miller, Berlin; Mrs. Glenn (Geneva Jane) Roger, Friedens; Charles of Mississippi; also nine grandchildren and four sisters, Mrs. Clarence Tinkey, Painesville, Ohio; Mrs. Oran Ritenour and Mrs. Ivan Cox, both of Rockwood RD 2; and Mrs. George Sleasman of Coraopolis. He was retired from Bender Shoe Company and was a veteran of World War II. Funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Richard E. Hauger Funeral Home, Somerset, with Rev. Donald Judy officiating. Interment in Scullton Cemetery. Meyersdale Republic, December 18, 1975 [C0752]