LaVetta "Betty" L. Collins 1924 - 2014

COLLINS UHL STARK

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/20/2014 at 19:07:17

Sioux City Journal
20 April 2014

SIOUX CITY | LaVetta "Betty" L. Collins, 90, of Sioux City, formerly of Danbury, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City.

The rosary will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Danbury, Iowa.

Visitation in the church will follow until the services at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Dan Greving officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery at Danbury. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.

Betty was born on Feb. 17, 1924, in Mapleton, Iowa, to August and Mabel (Uhl) Stark. She graduated from Mapleton High School in 1942, attended Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb., and worked at Kresge’s in Sioux City prior to her marriage. She was united in marriage to John V. Collins on Nov. 25, 1948, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mapleton, Iowa. They celebrated 36 years of marriage before John’s passing on Feb. 3, 1985.

Betty had the most difficult of jobs, successfully raising seven strong-minded children to adulthood on the family farm north of Danbury. In the spare time that left her, she enjoyed walking, difficult jigsaw puzzles, and knitting. To the dismay of her children, back in the days of one television per family, she was particularly fond of the Lawrence Welk Show. She was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary and the rosary, crafting beautiful rosaries over the years for family and friends. After John’s death, she moved to Sioux City, where she spent many hours volunteering at Mercy Medical Center. She was an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Cande (Russ) Cerniglia of West Des Moines, Iowa, Bob (Cindy) Collins and Maggie (Wendell) Brockman of Sioux City, Leisa (Clayton) Clubine of Madison, Wis., Lona Collins of Denver, Colo., Ron (Diane) Collins of Grosse Isle, Mich., and Jacquie Collins of Fort Mill, S.C. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Tori (Justin) Engelhardt and Terri (Nick) Mechikoff of Sioux City, Kati Cerniglia of Los Angeles, Calif., and John, Dan and Joe Collins of Grosse Isle, Mich.; and her great-grandchildren, James and Ian Mechikoff and Hazel and Iris Engelhardt.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John; infant daughter Becky Jo; her parents; her brothers Fortress (Bud) and Verlin (Cowboy) Stark and their wives; and her sister, Lonnie Stark.

Memorials may be made in Betty’s name to St Mary’s of Danbury and Mapleton.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff of Touchstone Living Center for the love and caring they have given Betty in her final years.

Mom, you and Dad are forever in our hearts.

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