ROYAL – Pauline "Polly" Collins, 87, of Royal passed away at 1:28 p.m. Sunday (July 5, 2015) at Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal, with Pastor Jay Johnson officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Royal. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is in charge of arrangements.
Polly was born on March 14, 1928, at Champaign, the daughter of Roland H. and Gertrude Kienietz Shortsleeve. She married William "Bill" Collins on Sept. 11, 1949, in Royal. He preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 2003.
She is survived by three sons, Jeffrey (Carol) Collins of Royal, Jerry Collins of Royal and Mark (Renee) Collins of Champaign; two grandsons, Michael (Jennie) Collins of Yorkville and Matthew (Kamber) Collins of Clarksville, Tenn.; one great-granddaughter, Anna Collins; and twin sister, Geraldine (Robert) Osterbur of Royal.
Polly was a member of St. John Lutheran Church of Royal. At church, she was a member of the St. John Women's Quilters Guild, Lutheran World Relief and the Mary Circle Bible study; she also served on the church council.
She was a member of Royal American Legion Auxiliary.
Polly graduated from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a R.N. at Mercy Hospital in Urbana.
Polly, along with her husband, owned and operated Collins Grocery in Royal.
The family would like to thank the staffs of Country Health Nursing Home of Gifford and Prairie Winds of Urbana.
Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church or Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford
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