1921
Daniel
2009
Daniel J. Collins, Jr.
June 4, 1921 — June 4, 2009
Mr. Daniel J. Collins, Jr., age 88, of 112 Hunter Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Schuylkill Medical Center East in Pottsville, Pa.
A member of St. Jerome R.C.C. of Tamaqua, Pa., Dan also belonged to the Tamaqua Senior Citizens, and Panther Valley Golden Agers, having served as historian for the group.
Dan, retired from Lehigh Coal & Navigation, and operated Dan's Pool Room in Tamaqua for many years.
During the mid to late 1930's, Dan fought as a amateur and then professional Boxer.
Born in Tamaqua, he was the son of the late Daniel Collins, Sr. and the late Elizabeth (McGlinn) Collins.
He is survived by his
Two Daughters,
Susan E. (Collins) Soltis wife of Andrew of Allentown, Pa.
Mary Louise (Collins) Ryan wife of William with whom he resided, of Tamaqua, Pa.;
Three grandchildren, Stacy Vlcek, and her husband Paul,Denise Zaldaris, and Dan Soltis, and his wife Amy;
Five great-grandchildren, P.J., Khalan,Bobby,Cora Jo, Jordan, and Tyler.
Preceded in death by his wife, Mary C. (Starry) Collins in 2001; brother, Joseph Collins; sister's Mrs. Marion Ritter, Miss Evelyn Collins, Mrs. Charlotte Kurland, Mrs. Elizabeth Peych; grand daughters, Miss Suandra Soltis in 1980, and Miss Stephanie A. Ryan in 2007.
Arrangements are being handled by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home, Inc., 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pa.,.
Mass of Christian Burial, Saint Jerome's R.C.C. at 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 9, 2009, Rev. James C. Bechtel officiating.
Interment will be at St. Jerome R.C.C. Cemetery in Tamaqua, Pa.
Mass cards or Memorials to the church.
Online Registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
A member of St. Jerome R.C.C. of Tamaqua, Pa., Dan also belonged to the Tamaqua Senior Citizens, and Panther Valley Golden Agers, having served as historian for the group.
Dan, retired from Lehigh Coal & Navigation, and operated Dan's Pool Room in Tamaqua for many years.
During the mid to late 1930's, Dan fought as a amateur and then professional Boxer.
Born in Tamaqua, he was the son of the late Daniel Collins, Sr. and the late Elizabeth (McGlinn) Collins.
He is survived by his
Two Daughters,
Susan E. (Collins) Soltis wife of Andrew of Allentown, Pa.
Mary Louise (Collins) Ryan wife of William with whom he resided, of Tamaqua, Pa.;
Three grandchildren, Stacy Vlcek, and her husband Paul,Denise Zaldaris, and Dan Soltis, and his wife Amy;
Five great-grandchildren, P.J., Khalan,Bobby,Cora Jo, Jordan, and Tyler.
Preceded in death by his wife, Mary C. (Starry) Collins in 2001; brother, Joseph Collins; sister's Mrs. Marion Ritter, Miss Evelyn Collins, Mrs. Charlotte Kurland, Mrs. Elizabeth Peych; grand daughters, Miss Suandra Soltis in 1980, and Miss Stephanie A. Ryan in 2007.
Arrangements are being handled by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home, Inc., 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pa.,.
Mass of Christian Burial, Saint Jerome's R.C.C. at 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 9, 2009, Rev. James C. Bechtel officiating.
Interment will be at St. Jerome R.C.C. Cemetery in Tamaqua, Pa.
Mass cards or Memorials to the church.
Online Registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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