She was raised in Bradford and graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame High School in Tyngsboro, MA with the Class of 1948. Patricia attended Georgian Court University in New Jersey and the Garland School of Boston but left school to marry the love of her life and husband of over 62 years, Philip H. Collins, Sr. The couple settled in Haverhill for the next 25 years before moving to the New Hampshire Seacoast in 1975. While in Haverhill, she served on the Executive Committee of Ladies at Merrimack College.
Patricia was a very courageous woman and always a lady as she battled her many illnesses without complaint. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She loved her family and spending time with them meant the world to her. Known as the “Cookie Lady,” all the neighborhood children loved Patricia and would regularly visit her for a special treat.
In addition to her husband Philip of Hampton, she is survived by three sons and two daughters; two brothers and three sisters; grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Patricia Collins and her sister Gloria Spellman.
Burial in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton.
She was raised in Bradford and graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame High School in Tyngsboro, MA with the Class of 1948. Patricia attended Georgian Court University in New Jersey and the Garland School of Boston but left school to marry the love of her life and husband of over 62 years, Philip H. Collins, Sr. The couple settled in Haverhill for the next 25 years before moving to the New Hampshire Seacoast in 1975. While in Haverhill, she served on the Executive Committee of Ladies at Merrimack College.
Patricia was a very courageous woman and always a lady as she battled her many illnesses without complaint. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She loved her family and spending time with them meant the world to her. Known as the “Cookie Lady,” all the neighborhood children loved Patricia and would regularly visit her for a special treat.
In addition to her husband Philip of Hampton, she is survived by three sons and two daughters; two brothers and three sisters; grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Patricia Collins and her sister Gloria Spellman.
Burial in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton.
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