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Gerald “Jerry” Collins

Birth	:	1935
Death	:	5 Dec 2020 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.4650002, -111.2675018
Description	:	Gerald Collins, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away at age 85 in Great Falls on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Gerald was born and raised in Great Falls and moved with his family to farm in the Knees Community when he became a teenager. Gerald lived between farm and town while finishing up high school at Great Falls High. Gerald met his wife, Carol, right after graduation through a blind date set up by mutual friends. Being shy, things got off to a slow start but his heartfelt letters from the farm won Carol over and they were... Read More	Gerald Collins, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away at age 85 in Great Falls on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Gerald was born and raised in Great Falls and moved with his family to farm in the Knees Community when he became a teenager. Gerald lived between farm and town while finishing up high school at Great Falls High. Gerald met his wife, Carol, right after graduation through a blind date set up by mutual friends. Being shy, things got off to a slow start but his heartfelt letters from the farm won Carol over and they were married in July of 1955. He built a beautiful home in Irish Acres and together they raised four daughters, Nona, Leslie, Jeannie and Janis. Gerald and Carol loved opening their home to others and over the years hosted four exchange students from France and one from South Korea, and took in a foster son from Vietnam. They celebrated their 65th anniversary this past summer. Gerald had a gentle soul. Family was the center of his life and he made sure they felt his love. He was a man of few words but his selfless actions spoke volumes. He once drove two days straight to lend his daughter the family car when hers broke down in Seattle. And he always ensured his girls had spending money for the Montana State Fair by collecting copper wire scrap from jobs all year long, then stripping it down and turning it in for cash to be divided amongst the four. He had a special place in his heart for his five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and was honored to help raise the two grandsons who lived in Great Falls, Nathan and Tanner. Gerald worked as an electrician, a job he enjoyed for 43 years. But his real love was fixing up the family cabin near Seeley Lake, which he and Carol purchased a few years before retirement. He was a jack-of-all-trades, did beautiful woodwork, and, according to his daughters, could fix anything. He spent as much time at the cabin as he could once he retired, chasing out critters and making it a cozy gathering place for the family that was scattered across the country. He enjoyed wild games of Mexican Train and long conversations around the kitchen table. Gerald is survived by his wife, Carol Collins; his children, Leslie Collins, Jeannie Collins-Brandon and Janis Collins; sons in law, Mike Reynolds and Rod Brandon, grandchildren, Nathan Ronquillo, Tanner Collins, Jordan Brandon, Makenzie Porter, and Adrian Brandon; great-grandchildren, Isaiah Ronquillo, Lalelei Ronquillo, Caroline Collins, Nolan Brandon and Easton Brandon. He was preceded in death by his daughter Nona Collins, mother Maudie Collins, father Tal Collins, sister Yvonne Volz, and brother Bud Collins. A family gathering to celebrate Gerald's life will be scheduled for Summer of 2021.∼Gerald "Jerry" Collins, Great Falls, 85, 05-Dec, Croxford Funeral Home.

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Gerald “Jerry” Collins's memorial is located at: Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, USA.
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Gerald “Jerry” Collins death on 5 Dec 2020 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 47.4650002
Longitude: -111.2675018

Family Members:

Parent

Dewitt Talmage “Tal” Collins

(1898 - 1993)

Maudie Mae Deardorff Collins

(1904 - 1981)

Siblings

Talmage Lee “Bud” Collins

(1931 - 1996)

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Coordinate: 47.4650002, -111.2675018

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14. Sand Coulee Cemetery
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15. Big Stone Colony Cemetery
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