Helen S. Collins
Helen Susanna Collins, age 91 of Prospect, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, December 20, 2011 at the Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 25, 1920 at home on the family farm in Delaware County to the late Emery Levi and Susanna (Guy) Roberts.
On October 26, 1941 she married Charles O. Collins and he died October 10, 1981. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Guy, Edgar and Stanley Roberts.
She was a lifetime member and faithful servant of the Prospect Baptist Church and its Mission Society and the Prospect Gardeners Club. She loved being a cook and serving the children for 37 years at the Prospect, later Elgin South Elementary. She began working part-time and eventually became head cook in the only job she ever had, retiring in 1993. Helen and her husband, Charlie loved welcoming others into their home, which they built themselves in 1950. They traveled extensively, including trips to the Holy Land and Wales, where Charlie’s family was from. She loved sewing, making crafts, gardening and canning, and was known for making “scrubbers”, which she sold to family, friends and at the Ohio State Fair.
She is survived by her daughter, Joan Eilene (William) Schwaderer, Marysville; two granddaughters, Kara Susanna (Michael) Hampton, Springboro; Krista Nicole (John) Kelso, Prospect; a great-granddaughter, Faith Helenna Hampton; and a great-grandson, Will Carson Hampton.
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the Prospect Baptist Church with Pastor Bill Snyder officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 PM on Friday at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Prospect.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Prospect Baptist Church, P. O. Box 51, Prospect, OH 43342.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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