Mary Anne (Desilet) Collins passed away December 12,2019, at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, Kan. She was 74.
She was born in August 1945, to Emma Rose (Breault) and Donald Anthony Desilet
She married the love of her life--Richard J (Dick) Collins on October 9th, 1965. They were together for 48 wonderful years, until his passing in 2013 from Alzheimers.
To this union was born 5 children--Catherine of Tacoma, Wash., RJ of Salina, Kan., Candace of Concordia, Kan., Clinton of Tacoma, Wash., and Justin of Meeker, Colo.
In addition to her children, Mary Anne is survived by 8 grandchildren.
Grandsons--Casey and Tony (Catherine), Grandsons, Drew and Austin and Granddaughter Kynzie (Candace) and Granddaughters, Bella and Ava and Grandson Finn (Clinton)
She was also looking forward to the arrival of her VERY FIRST Great Grandbaby in June 2020. (Drew and Vicky)
Mary Anne is also survived by her siblings--two brothers, Mike and Pat and four sisters-Becky, Susie, Denise and Debra.
She was preceded in death by her husband, both parents and two sisters--Donna Brummit and Marlie Jackson.
There will be a memorial service for her next summer--date to be determined and announced.
If you have any special memories you'd like to share with the family, please email them to cmcollins4.cc@gmail.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Alzheimers Association in Richard and Mary Anne's names.
(One in every 10 people age 65 and older, has Alzheimers and there are currently an estimated 5.8 million Americans of all ages living with the disease.)
