Rita Marie Deveny Collins, passed away on January 14, 2012 in Winter Park, Florida. Born in Putnam, Connecticut on September 29, 1918 to John and Marie Louise Deveny, she was a graduate of Putnam Catholic Academy. A veteran of World War II, Mrs. Collins served in the U.S. Women’s Army Corps. She moved with her husband and children to Orlando, Florida in 1957 where she resided until her death. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James F. Collins Sr., and her sister, Frances D. Kilgariff. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Suzanne C. Weeg (Matthew), her sons, James F. Collins Jr. (Alisha) and Stephen D. Collins (Ruth), grandchildren, Skylar Marie Collins-Gomez (Santiago, Matthew James Weeg, Christopher Collins Weeg, Shannon Marie Collins, Xun Liu, and great-grandchildren, Matthew Christopher Weeg and Madeleine Marie Weeg. Funeral Services will be held at Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, 1350 W. Fairbanks Ave. Winter Park, FL. 32789, on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 10:30 AM with Burial to follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, FL. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 6-8 PM. Please sign the online guestbook at www.carey-handcox.com
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