Lorene Elizabeth Collins

Lorene was born in Vanguard, Saskatchewan, on March 5, 1938 to Archibald and Muriel Barbour. In 1956, she met C. Edward Collins, whom she married in Great Falls, Montana, in the same year. Over the next 10 years she bore seven children, and worked as a freelance writer and editor. She and Ed made their homes in Michigan, California and Pennsylvania, as Ed's writing career developed. In 1968, Ed and Lorene finally settled in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, where they made their home for the next 27 years. Among the positions she held were founder and editor of Trade Winds Magazine, founder and director of Catholics United for the Faith Canada, and editor of the Alberta Legislature's official record, The Hansard. After retiring in 1995, Lorene moved with Ed to Lethbridge, AB, to be near her aging mother. In 2000, Lorene and Ed moved to Sarnia, ON to assist her son Stephen's family through heart surgeries for their infant granddaughter, Stella. In 2001 she was asked by Fr. De Valk, editor of Catholic Insight Magazine to write a history and critique of the new Catholic catechism that had been introduced in Canada in the 1970s. The result of his request was her book Salvation Redefined.

Lorene was preceded in death by her brother John Keith Barbour (April 2013), her husband of 57 years, Edward, (November 2013), and by two infant sons, Brian and Nicholas Collins.

She is survived by her brother Dennis (Sharon) Barbour, five beloved children: Sean (Catherine) Collins of Ojai, CA, Kathleen Satterwhite of San Jose, CA, Stephen (Katriana) Collins of Sarnia, ON, Michael (Karen) Collins of Santa Paula, CA, and Deidre Collins of Sarnia, ON; as well as by 28 grandchildren.

Visitation will be at Skillin-Carroll Mortuary, 738 East Santa Paula Street, Santa Paula, CA, on Sunday, February 23, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with recitation of the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Sebastian's Catholic Church, 235 North 9th Street, Santa Paula, CA at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2014, with interment immediately following, at Santa Paula Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Campaign Life Coalition, (campaignlifecoalition.com), or Lifesite News (lifesitenews.com).

Arrangements under the direction of Skillin-Carroll Mortuary, Santa Paula, CA.