CUMBERLAND — Dorothy S. Collins, 67, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at Latrobe Specialty Hospital, Latrobe, Pa.
Born Jan. 9, 1943, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late William and Nancy (Hook) Brown. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Myrtle Bulger; and one brother, Roy Brown.
Dorothy worked at Footers Cleaners and retired from Cumberland Blouse Factory. She attended Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Valley Road.
Surviving are her husband, George H. Collins; seven sisters, Flossie Robertson, Mount Savage, Ruth Wolfe, Cumberland, Helen Bulger, Everett, Pa., Esther Weaver, Virginia Brown, both of Cumberland, Shirley Swaner and husband Kenny, Winchester, Va., Theresa Shroyer and husband Ray, Cumberland; one brother, William “Duck” Brown, Cumberland; and special nieces, Erika and Candace Collins; and nephew, Brayden Brown.
Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, (www.scarpellifuneralhomes.com) on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Bethel Church of the Nazarene on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David Dayhoff officiating. Friends will be received at the church one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m.
Interment will be in Mt. Hermon Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Michael Brown, Allen Brown, John Blubaugh, Ed Wolfe, Donnie Shroyer, Johnny Blubaugh and Brian Swaner.
Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Collins and Billy Merica.
God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
and whispered "Come to Me."
With tearful eyes we watched you,
as we saw you pass away.
Although we loved you deeply,
we could not make you stay.
Your Golden Heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
