OBITUARY FROM POST-TRIBUNE WEBSITE:

JAMES D. COLLINS "Jim" Hobart, Indiana Age 56, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Jim was a lifetime Hobart resident and retired as a lineman from NIPSCO after 33 years of service. Jim loved golfing in the Thursday night golf league at Duck Creek and Cressmoor Golf Course.

He is survived by his loving wife of over 22 years, Laura Collins of Hobart, IN; and his 4 siblings, Joan (Mike) Gregor of Hobart, IN, Jane (Don) Hoefflicker of Hobart, IN, Linda (Larry) Binkley of Hobart, IN, Dick Collins of Indianapolis, IN; brother-in-law, Greg Dineff of Lorain, OH; numerous nieces, nephews, and loving friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion E. and Virginia E. Collins, and one brother, Michael "Mike" Collins.

In lieu of flowers the family requests a tree be planted in Jim's memory. Cremation will take place at Calvary Crematory, Portage, IN. There will be a celebration of life on Friday, May 4, 2007 from 5-8 p.m. at the Cressmoor Country Club, 620 N. Wisconsin St., Hobart. Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel assisted with arrangements. For further information call 219-942-2109, online www.reesfuneralhomes.com.

Published by Post-Tribune from May 3 to May 4, 2007.

This information was obtained from: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/post-tribune/name/james-collins-obituary?id=25860691. The picture above was obtained from the 1969 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1969Images/.