Marjorie Ottaway Collins, 92, of West Main Road, died Saturday (March 8, 2003) in the Waters of Westfield.
She was born Jan. 10, 1911, in Ripley, the daughter of Elton and Fannie Houghton Ottaway.
A Ripley resident most of her life, she attended Ripley Schools and College in Erie, where she earned her degree as an elementary teacher. She was employed as a teacher in the Sherman schools, as a fourth-grade teacher in the Westfield district and retired from Westfield Academy and Central School in 1972 after many years of teaching. She was a member of the ''School Belles'' and the New York State Retired Teachers Association.
An accomplished genealogist, she researched her family tree to its earliest settlers in this county and was very active in the Ripley community in various civic affairs. She was known to her family as a town activist.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law and caregiver, Diana Collins of Ripley; three grandchildren: William C., Darlene and Ken Collins, all of Ripley; two great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Frances Jones of Erie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Collins, who died in 1984; a son, William W. Collins in 1998; and a sister, Eleanor Woods.
She was born Jan. 10, 1911, in Ripley, the daughter of Elton and Fannie Houghton Ottaway.
A Ripley resident most of her life, she attended Ripley Schools and College in Erie, where she earned her degree as an elementary teacher. She was employed as a teacher in the Sherman schools, as a fourth-grade teacher in the Westfield district and retired from Westfield Academy and Central School in 1972 after many years of teaching. She was a member of the ''School Belles'' and the New York State Retired Teachers Association.
An accomplished genealogist, she researched her family tree to its earliest settlers in this county and was very active in the Ripley community in various civic affairs. She was known to her family as a town activist.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law and caregiver, Diana Collins of Ripley; three grandchildren: William C., Darlene and Ken Collins, all of Ripley; two great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Frances Jones of Erie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Collins, who died in 1984; a son, William W. Collins in 1998; and a sister, Eleanor Woods.
Marjorie Ottaway Collins, 92, of West Main Road, died Saturday (March 8, 2003) in the Waters of Westfield.
She was born Jan. 10, 1911, in Ripley, the daughter of Elton and Fannie Houghton Ottaway.
A Ripley resident most of her life, she attended Ripley Schools and College in Erie, where she earned her degree as an elementary teacher. She was employed as a teacher in the Sherman schools, as a fourth-grade teacher in the Westfield district and retired from Westfield Academy and Central School in 1972 after many years of teaching. She was a member of the ''School Belles'' and the New York State Retired Teachers Association.
An accomplished genealogist, she researched her family tree to its earliest settlers in this county and was very active in the Ripley community in various civic affairs. She was known to her family as a town activist.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law and caregiver, Diana Collins of Ripley; three grandchildren: William C., Darlene and Ken Collins, all of Ripley; two great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Frances Jones of Erie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Collins, who died in 1984; a son, William W. Collins in 1998; and a sister, Eleanor Woods.
She was born Jan. 10, 1911, in Ripley, the daughter of Elton and Fannie Houghton Ottaway.
A Ripley resident most of her life, she attended Ripley Schools and College in Erie, where she earned her degree as an elementary teacher. She was employed as a teacher in the Sherman schools, as a fourth-grade teacher in the Westfield district and retired from Westfield Academy and Central School in 1972 after many years of teaching. She was a member of the ''School Belles'' and the New York State Retired Teachers Association.
An accomplished genealogist, she researched her family tree to its earliest settlers in this county and was very active in the Ripley community in various civic affairs. She was known to her family as a town activist.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law and caregiver, Diana Collins of Ripley; three grandchildren: William C., Darlene and Ken Collins, all of Ripley; two great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Frances Jones of Erie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Collins, who died in 1984; a son, William W. Collins in 1998; and a sister, Eleanor Woods.
Bio by: Dolores Davidson
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