- POLSON?– Sheila (Burton) Collins, 70, longtime resident of Lake County, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, April 1, 2010, with her family at her side.
Sheila was a single, divorced mother who devoted everything to raising her children and ensuring their happiness. With one child left to raise, she met and married her mountain man, “Sandy” Collins. They spent much time in her beloved Mission Mountains. Her family meant everything to her and she will be sorely missed.
Sheila was preceded in death by husband Donald Collins, father Roy Burton Sr., sisters Ida (Bill) Howell and Judy Burton, and baby brother Ronald.
She is survived by her mother Viola Burton; children Terri (Francis) Davis Dollinger, Diana (Jerry) Reid, Dale (Nettie) Ott and James (Danica) Ott; sisters Ferol Burton, Dianne (El Roy, deceased) Wolf and Bernice (Michael) Fugere; brothers Roy Burton Jr. and David (Cynthia) Burton; six grandchildren, Christina, Nick, Lancelot, Tristan, Michael and Travis; and four great-grandchildren, Rachel, Miranda, Jade and Tyler.
Visitation will be 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday at Foster Funeral Home in St. Ignatius. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Longhouse in St. Ignatius with Larry Jensen presiding. Interment will follow at Ronan Cemetery.
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