Frances M Collins

Frances (Franca) Maria Erina (nee Parducci) Collins of the Bronx NYC, Midland Park NJ and Sea Colony, Palm Coast FL, age 92, died on October 13, 2022. From her birth in the Bronx, NYC on September 26, 1930 to her death, she nourished people around her with love and faith. Attended PS 89 on Mace Ave and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx. Loving wife of Patrick J. Collins for 65 years, who died May 16, 2017. They married in the Immaculate Conception Church on July 11, 1952. Long time employee of the Grand Union Co., Frances resided in Midland Park, NJ for 31 years before moving to Florida in 1995. Faithful member of the Church of Nativity in Midland Park and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Palm Coast FL. She was also a member of the Elks. Frances loved sewing, walking the beach, reading, playing cards and mahjong but enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren more. If asked what we all would remember her for, it would be her devotion to Patrick, the grace that she had dealing with her health problems, her enjoyment of family and of course her famous Italian pasta sauce!

Predeceased by her parents Carlo and Florinda Parducci, loving sister of Carlo Parducci and sister in law Bobbie. Loving mother of Susan Ringressy, Kevin Collins, and Sean Collins. Loving grandmother of 10, and great-grandmother of 15.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Frances to your favorite charity and make a toast to her and Patrick!

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30am at St. Mary of the Pines Church, 100 Bishop Lane, Manahawkin on Friday, October 21, 2022 with the committal service to follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Beachview Ave., Manahawkin.

To leave online condolences and fond memories of Frances for the family, please visit www.shinnfuneralhome.com

Thos L. Shinn Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.

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You can close your eyes and pray they will come back to you or you can open your eyes and see all that they have left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see them or you can be full of the love that you shared.

You can turn their back on tomorrow and live yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember them and only that they are gone or you can cherish their memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back or you can do what they would want; smile, open your eyes, love and go on.