Stephen William Collins

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 47944633
• _UID: 835E5EFDC1F443C19CA6474259DE3979A9E5

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Family/Spouse: Ethel Elizabeth Anderson. Ethel was born about 1908; died about 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 22619089
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Grand Forks Herald, April 21, 1934
SERVICES MONDAY FOR LIFE-LONG RESIDENT OF CITY
Thomas A. Collins, lifelong resident of Grand Forks, died at 9:10 PM Friday at his home, 517 University Avenue, on the day after his fifty-second birthday.
Death followed an illness of about a year. He was born April 19, 1882, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Collins, who were among the earliest residents of Grand Forks.
His is survived by his mother; his wife; a son, Stephen W. Collins; three brothers, Albert E. and Raymond Collins of Grand Forks and Harold Collins of Minneapolis; and four sisters, Mrs. George Colborn, Mrs. Joseph Daly, Mrs. Ray Dryden and Miss Mabel Collins, all of Grand Forks.
Mr. Collins was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Funeral services will be Monday at 10AM in St. Michael's church with Rev. William McNamee officiating.

The following information provided by bpc1944@gmail.com

Tom Collins was married to Mabel McLaren b. 1886 and d. 1964 in Portland, Oregon. They had one son, Stephen William Collins b. 1909 and d. 1992 in Portland, Oregon

Thomas married Mabel McLaren. Mabel (daughter of William McLaren and Belle Crawford) was born on 9 Sep 1886; died on 15 Apr 1964; was buried in Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 120509940
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Mabel was a talented artist and floral designer. She was married to Tom Collins, widowed for many years and had a late in life marriage to Mr. Bateman.

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 76210049
• _UID: C7072B53D5B34DD78702A36532EFFFC36C0F
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Died:
Another Pioneer of the Community Answers Summons - Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon

William McLaren, one of the pioneer residents of the McCanna community, passed away in the county hospital in this city last Thursday, following a lingering illness which had kept him bedridden for some time.

Born October 30th, 1858, in Perth, Ontario, Mr. McLaren came to the McCanna community 61 years ago when a young man, and engaged in farming operations for a great many years. About seven years ago, when his health started to fail he moved to Grand Forks and lived there until about two years ago when they moved to this city and have resided here since. He was 83 years of age at the time of his death.

Mr. McLaren took a great deal of interest in local and county politics, and was at one time a county commissioner and served on the township boards for several terms.

Surviving are the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Collins and Mrs. Cora Engh of Grand Forks, and Mrs. Floyd Warcup of this city, a niece, Mrs. George Alexander of Minneapolis, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Masonic funeral services were conducted from the Masonic Temple in this city on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Dr. S.F. Halfyard officiating, and Rev. Nathan Daynard of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon. Mrs. W. B. Bang sang "The Old Rugged Cross," accompanied by Mrs. Wm Klemer at the piano, and a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stonehouse, Mrs. W. B. Bang and Amos D. Henry sang "Lead Kindly Light", with Mrs. Klemer accompanying. Interment was made in Bellevue cemetery.

The following were the pallbearers: John Virden, J.F. Sheehan, James Murphy, Frank, Leo and Leonard McMahon. Honorary pallbearers: C.N. Swanson, Nels Hemmingsen, I.O. Messelt, W.B. Bang, T.O. Stensrud and P.J. Peterson.

William married Belle Crawford. Belle was born on 8 Feb 1861 in Sherbrooke South Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1942 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 76210334
• _UID: 8E138B55A0C04509B4D365440A7A5398CE96
• Immigration: 1881, Grove Community, North Dakota, United States; with her uncle John Crawford

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Mrs. William McLaren, a long time resident of the Bachelors Grove community, died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Engh, in Grand Forks, ND.

Mrs. McLaren had made her home with her daughter in Grand Forks since the death of her husband in April, 1941. Her death was due to a heart ailment.

Belle Crawford was born February 8th, 1861 at Sherbrooke, Ont., and at the time of her death was 81 years of age. She came to the United States in 1882, with her uncle, John Crawford, one of the original bachelors of the Grove community.

The deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cora Engh and Mrs. Mabel Collins of Grand Forks and Mrs. Floyd Warcup of Bremerton, Wash., eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed at press time.

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 24042826
• _UID: EB1E567762034442A1470604C23B1C8A5690
• Residence: 1850, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter

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William married Jessie Stirling McLaren on 25 Jan 1850 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jessie (daughter of Finlay McLaren and Isabella McLaren) was born on 19 Oct 1828 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Feb 1905 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 24042822
• _UID: 74DF5F591F22405BBBF6916F686FA63E533F
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Married:
witnesses were Donald McLaren and James Kerr