Collins, Jr., Russell R. (1940 – 2018)

COLLINS, SCHMIDT, GOODMAN, WIGEN, ROWLAND, FICHTER, SCHMIDT, MCKEIGAN, BERGANTZEL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/21/2018 at 23:23:38

Name of deceased: Russell Raymond Collins, Jr.

Aged: 78 yrs, 1 mo, 5 days

Residence: Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: Feb. 14, 1940; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: March 19, 2018; Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, March 24, 2018; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Rusty Collins (spouse, Mary) of Omaha, NE, Jake Collins (spouse, Jennie) of Stuart, IA, Wendy (spouse, Tim) Goodman of Council Bluffs, IA, Jesse Collins (spouse, Marianne) of Harlan, IA, and Marcella (spouse, Dale) Wigen of Tucson, AZ; 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; siblings, Pat (spouse, Erv) Rowland of Council Bluffs, IA, Ruth (spouse, John) Fichter of Missouri Valley, IA, Steven Collins of Elk Horn, IA and Brian Collins of Roanoke, VA; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Russell Raymond Collins, Sr. and Elizabeth Schmidt; wife, Bonnie May; brother, Gary Collins; sister, Linda McKeigan

Education: attended school in Council Bluffs, IA

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in 1958; served honorably until discharged in 1963

Marriage: Bonnie May Bergantzel; Dec. 24, 1964; Council Bluffs, IA

Employment: After high school, he was employed at his uncle’s mink farm outside Council Bluffs, IA. After completing his military service, Russell worked at Pillsbury in Council Bluffs, IA for 12 years, and then at National Roofing for 10 years before starting his own construction business; he retired in 2007.

Hobbies/Interests: loved being outdoors, particularly the family hunting and fishing trips to Canada

Sources: pauleyjones.com