Obituary of Patrick W. Collins

Mr. Patrick W. Collins of 112 � South Second Street, Olean, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Jones Memorial Hospital. Mr. Collins was born on Oct. 2, 1948 in Salamanca, NY and was the son of Bernard David and Margaret M. Wallace Collins. On Oct. 2, 2000 in Olean, he married the former Mazie Halladay, who survives. Mr. Collins was a 1965 graduate of West Valley Central School. He worked as an orderly in Chaffee Hospital in Springville prior to becoming a self-employed carpenter. Mr. Collins later worked as a surveyor on many construction sites, including the Olean Center Mall and Route 17 (now 86). He was a member of the Christopher Columbus Lodge. Mr. Collins enjoyed fishing, watching the History Channel, and spending time with friends and family. In addition to his wife, Mr. Collins is survived by a daughter, Mary Collins (Todd) Hicks of Batavia, NY; five stepchildren, Gena M. (Tony) Main of Friendship, NY, Gene (Lori) Haynes of North Tonawanda, NY, Paul K. (Renee) Lehman of Clarksville, VA, Paulette (Roger) Schenck of Chinagrove, VA, and Debra Taylor of Angola, NY; a brother, John (Kit) Collins of Genson Beach, FL; three sisters, Kay (Lenny) Pawlowski of West Valley, NY, Mary Ann (Buzz) Benjamin of Forestburg, NY, and Sharon (Bruce) Hair of Ashville, NY; three grandchildren and seventeen step grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home, Inc. #646 E. State Street, Olean on Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at which time funeral and committal services will be held. The Rev. Chuck Maine, Pastor of the Divine and His Branches House of Restoration Ministries, will officiate. Burial will be in the Collins Center Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to the Alzheimer's Association, 274 N. Goodman, Rochester, NY 14607.