Doris W. Collins

July 25, 1936 - December 29, 2018

Townsend: Doris W. Collins of Townsend passed away December 29, surrounded by her adoring family. She was born Doris W. Boucher in Fitchburg on July 25, 1936 to Doria and Frances Boucher of Townsend. She lived all but two of her eighty two and a half years in her beloved Townsend. She graduated from Townsend High School in 1954, and married Bruce D. Collins Sr. the same year. They went on to raise six children together, until Bruce’s sudden death in 1977. Doris (nicknamed “Pete” by family and friends) then used seemingly unlimited strength and resolve to support her family alone. She worked as Assistant Librarian at North Middlesex Regional High School for twenty one years, until retiring in 1999. She endured significant health setbacks over the years without complaint or self-pity. She loved her family with a burning devotion, and attended countless sporting events over the years involving her children and grandchildren. She walked the earth in gentle kindness, and she left the earth with quiet but remarkable courage. She was predeceased by her mother Frances and father Doria, her brothers Doria, John, and Richard, and her husband Bruce. She leaves behind her brothers Albert of Townsend and Allan of Reading, son Andrew and his wife Patty of Ashby, son Matthew and his wife Rhonda of Townsend, son Steven of Townsend, daughter Lisa and her husband David Lubick of Southborough, son Peter of Nashua, son Bruce Jr. and his wife Crystal of West Townsend, and eleven grandchildren who revere her. She will remain forever an enduring source of strength for all her loved ones who shall never forget her. Pete's family will receive family and friends at calling hours 12:00 noon - 3pm Sunday, January 6, 2019 at the Anderson Funeral Home, 250 Main Street, (Rte 119) Townsend Center. Please see www.andersonfuneral.com for additional information or to leave an on line condolence.