John Pell (Jack) CollinsAge: 851923–2008
- Name
- John Pell (Jack) Collins
- Given names
- John Pell (Jack)
- Surname
- Collins
| Birth | 13 March 1923 29 26 a farmhouse on Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | 18 November 1931 (Age 8) Orange Memorial Hospital, Orange, New Jersey, Essex County
maternal grandfather -
John Ashby
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| Death of a maternal grandmother | 1 November 1933 (Age 10) San Diego, California, San Diego Co
maternal grandmother -
Emilia Christina Lenora "Emily" Buhle
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| Death of a brother | 27 October 1945 (Age 22)
elder brother -
Thomas Roger "Rip" Collins
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| Burial of a brother | 28 October 1945 (Age 22) East Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey
elder brother -
Thomas Roger "Rip" Collins
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| Death of a father | 11 February 1971 (Age 47)
father -
Thomas Roger Collins
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| Death of a mother | 20 April 1985 (Age 62) Succasunna, Morris Co., New Jersey
mother -
Lyle Adele "Auntie Del" Ashby
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| Death | 30 April 2008 (Age 85) Livingston, New Jersey, Essex Co John (Jack) Collins (2).jpg |
| Burial | 5 May 2008 (5 days after death) East Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey Address: Hanover Cemetery John (Jack) Collins headstone.jpg John (Jack) Collins headstone mil.jpg |
| Family with parents - View family |
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Birth 17 December 1896 29 25
Death 20 April 1985 (Age 88) Succasunna, Morris Co., New Jersey |
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Birth 13 March 1923 29 26 a farmhouse on Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ
Death 30 April 2008 (Age 85) Livingston, New Jersey, Essex Co |
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| Family with Melisande "Sande" Beldon - View family |
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Birth 13 March 1923 29 26 a farmhouse on Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ
Death 30 April 2008 (Age 85) Livingston, New Jersey, Essex Co |
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| Note | Obituary:
John Pell "Jack" Collins of Livingston died Wednesday at his home, after a great life. He was 85.
Jack was bom in a farmhouse on Mount Pleasant Avenue in Livingston on March 13, 1923. His ancestors settled in the Livingston area in the 1700s and the Collins family was among the founders of the township in 1813. He married the former Melisande Beldon and they raised three sons and two daughters in Livingston.
A graduate of West Orange High School, Jack served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II in the European Theatre of Operations. He was a civilian' communications specialist with the Department of the Army, serving in Korea during that conflict.
He retired from the N.J. Bell Telephone Company as a manager after 42 years of service and, thereafter, pursued a career as a real estate salesman with the Joseph W. Zahn Agency in Livingston.
Jack was elected to the Livingston Board of Education .in 1969 and served as president and vice president In 1976 he was elected to the Livingston Township Council and served for eight years. In 1982 he was appointed mayor of Livingston.
He was chairman of the Livingston Bicentennial Celebration Committee and was a member of the Kiwanis Club, VFW, Livingston Republican Club and the Old Guard.
Surviving Jack are his <i>wife, </i>"Sande"; children, Roger and Linda Collins, John and Robin Collins, Jeff and Carol Coffins, Valerie and Michael Fletcher, and Cynthia Collins; sisters, Audrey Dowd and Adele Hedden; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchilT dren.
Jack will make his last public appearance at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home of Livingston, 145 E, Mount Pleasant Ave., on Sunday, May 4, from 2 to 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the Presbyterian Church of Livingston, 271 W. Northfield Rd., at l0 a.m, on May 5.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the "Actors Theatre of Indiana," 160 W. Carmel Dr., Suite 207, Carmel Ind. 46032.
Aunt Joan wrote this at the bottom of the copy she sent me:
Jack is Auntie Dell's son. Since no mention is made of his grandfather John Ashby & grandmother Emily Buhle Ashby, I think the obit was written by one of his sons.
P.S. Pell is also a very old name in Livingston. |
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