hmtl5 Eldon Eugene Collins b. 11 Jan 1936 Gary, Lake County, Indiana d. 11 Oct 2011 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy
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Eldon Eugene Collins

Male 1936 - 2011  (75 years)


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  • Name Eldon Eugene Collins 
    Born 11 Jan 1936  Gary, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation engineer for General Electric  [1, 3, 4] 
    Died 11 Oct 2011  Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Buried Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I3190  Gritton
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2024 

    Father Ray D. Collins,   b. 26 Jun 1904, McCracken County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1995, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Bertha A. Watson,   b. 22 May 1907, Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1996, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F1332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1936 - Gary, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Oct 2011 - Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Fort Wayne Sentinel (Ft. Wayne, Ind) Oct 18, 2011
      ELDON E. COLLINS, 75, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital. Born Jan. 11, 1936, in Gary, Ind., he was the son of the late Ray and Bertha (Watson) Collins. He retired in 1990 from General Electric as an engineer and manager. He was a member of The Chapel.
      He is survived by his wife, Diane S. (Buesking) Collins of Fort Wayne; sons, Brad (Sheila) Collins, Jack (Cyndi) Collins, and Gary (Elaine) Collins, all of Fort Wayne; stepsons, Jeff (Kate) Simpson of Leo and Brian (Angie) Simpson of Potterville, Mich.; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
      Service is 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home For Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at the funeral home. Burial in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Preferred memorials to The Chapel, 2505 West Hamilton Road S, Fort Wayne, IN 46814.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S40] Indiana birth certificates, 1907-1940.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S2] Find a Grave.


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