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Mattie Irene “Irene” Carpenter Collins

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Birth	:	28 Jun 1915 Miller, Hand County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	23 Jul 2006 Miller, Hand County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.8181000, -104.7985992
Description	:	Mrs. Verne (Irene) Collins, age 91, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller. A private committal at the G.A.R. Cemetery will be prior to the Memorial Service. Irene Carpenter was born June 28, 1915, at Miller, S.D., to Fred and Mattie (Shaw) Carpenter. She received her early education in the rural schools of north Hand County and graduated from Ree Heights High School in 1933. Most of her life was spent in Hand County, where she worked as a clerk and bookkeeper. In 1942, she married Verne Collins. The family lived on a farm... Read More	Mrs. Verne (Irene) Collins, age 91, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller. A private committal at the G.A.R. Cemetery will be prior to the Memorial Service. Irene Carpenter was born June 28, 1915, at Miller, S.D., to Fred and Mattie (Shaw) Carpenter. She received her early education in the rural schools of north Hand County and graduated from Ree Heights High School in 1933. Most of her life was spent in Hand County, where she worked as a clerk and bookkeeper. In 1942, she married Verne Collins. The family lived on a farm in Glendale Township until they retired to Miller in 1967. Always interested in community affairs, she served on various committees and was active in many organizations. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church since 1950. Here she had served on the Board of Elders, Board of Deacons, for many years was a member of the Sanctuary Choir, had served as chairman of the Presbyterian Women, and held several Presbyterial offices, taught Sunday School and Bible School, and at one time was Junior Choir Director. She and her husband served as advisors for the Senior Youth Group of the church. She served as secretary of the Miller Redevelopment and Housing Commission from 1968 until 1991. She was a member of the steering committee for the founding of the Miller Senior Citizens Center and was active in getting it started. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Verna and Peter Steckel of Katy, Texas, and Marlene and John Blanksma of Tujunga, Calif.; one son-in-law, Ronald Blachford of Miller; five grandchildren: Ronette (Steve) Stewart of Ft. Pierre, Mark (Belinda) Blachford of Las Cruces, N.M., Jason (Jenny) Blachford of Watertown, Laurie Blanksma of Tujunga, Calif., and Timothy Steckel of Huntsville, Ala.; four great-grandchildren: Sarah DeHaai of Miller, John Stewart of Pierre, and Keith and Hannah Blachford of Las Cruces, N.M.; and two great-great-granddaughters, Schelbie DeHaai and Aubrey DeHaai of Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Verne Collins; her parents; one daughter, Marilyn Blachford; an infant son; a sister, Gladys Parsons; infant twin sisters; and one granddaughter, Johnelle Blanksma Newsome. The Miller Press 7/25/2006

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Mattie Irene “Irene” Carpenter Collins death on 23 Jul 2006 in Miller, Hand County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 38.8181000
Longitude: -104.7985992

Family Members:

Parent

Mattie Belle Shaw Carpenter

(1890 - 1988)

Spouse

Verne James Collins

(1910 - 2001)

Siblings

Gladys Carpenter Parsons

(1912 - 2004)

Ethel Carpenter

(1913 - 1913)

Edith Carpenter

(1913 - 1913)

Children

Marilyn Jeanne Collins Blachford

(1938 - 1999)

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