ORLAND — Dennis W. Collins, age 60, of Orland, Indiana, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 26, 2015. Dennis was born on February 24, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of James and Mary (Hakoes) Collins. They preceded him in death. He graduated from Bedford High School, Monroe County, Michigan. He worked for Cam Shaft in Orland, Indiana. He married Lori A. Wooster on May 29, 1987 in Orland, Indiana. He enjoyed racing cars at Angola Motor Speedway, going north into the national forest in Northern Michigan, hunting, being outdoors, and he formerly lived in Lambertville, Michigan. He also had attended the Lake Gage Congregational Church. Survivors include his wife, Lori A. Collins of Orland, Indiana; his children, Christine (Ryan) Vicroy of Toledo, Ohio, Dennis W. "D.J." Collins Jr. of Toledo, Ohio, Brook (Scott) Cline of Angola, Indiana and Kevin Collins of Orland, Indiana; 12 grandchildren; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Shirley and Lawrence Wooster of Orland, Indiana; three sisters, Lynn Schardt of Toledo, Ohio, Jody (Ed) Halter of Adrian, Michigan, and Tammy (Walter) Dowell of Toledo, Ohio; three brothers, Duane (Kandy) Collins, Jimmy Collins of Lambertville, Michigan and Patrick Collins of Toledo, Ohio; one sister-in-law, Laura Collins of Lambertville, Michigan; and two brothers-in-law, Carl Schardt of Lambertville, Michigan, and Walter Nash of Fayette, Ohio. Calling hours will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2016, at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the funeral home with Rev. Stephen Altman officiating. There will also be one hour of calling prior to the services from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow the services at Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Indiana. Memorials are requested in care of the family. Condolences may be sent online to
www.beamsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Beams Funeral Home of Fremont.
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