Obituary: Constance 'Connie' Collins, Longtime Arlington Resident

The following is from DeVito Funeral Home.

Constance “Connie“ Paula (Alberico) Collins, longtime Arlington resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Waltham. Connie was 98.

Beloved wife of the late William Martin Collins and loving mother of Madeline and the late Bernard Plansky of Wakefield, William and Karen Collins of Acton, John Collins of New Mexico, Maryann and Carl Corsello of York, Maine, Michael and Carolann Collins of Stoneham, Mark and Laura Collins of Goffstown, New Hampshire, and Paul and Monica Collins of St. Paul, Minnesota. Nana Connie is greatly loved and survived by her 21 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren and was the sister of the late Bennie Alberico, Mary Cody, Adeline Taylor, Janet Beecham and Millie Babin.

Relatives and friends are invited to a mass of Christian burial on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. in St. Agnes Church, Arlington Center. Interment will follow in family lot of St. Patrick Cemetery, Watertown.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 66 Newton St., Waltham, MA 02453, would be appreciated.