Born on June 3, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Esther (Burke) Way. Colleen graduated from Lynn Classical High School, graduating with the Class of 1965, and then went on to work as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Union Hospital.
In her free time, Colleen was a member of the Lynn YMCA, a past board member of the Board of Directors of King’s Lynne, and an active communicant of Sacred Heart Parish in Lynn. She loved taking trips to the casino and New Hampshire. The eldest of all her siblings, Colleen loved to bear the role of leader. She was infamous for her poems; gifts she would write to loved ones suffering through hard times. She will be remembered for her vivacious and feisty attitude. Her family will hold tight the memories of cookouts, celebrations, and her notorious Easter Egg hunt.
Surviving Collen is her former husband Walter Bazillian, her two daughters Tammy Chance and her husband Jason of Iowa, and Rhonalie Anderson and her husband William of Florida; her siblings Thomas Way of Lynn, Mark Way of Lynn, Charlene Sturgis and her husband John of Rowley, Maureen McDonough of Lynn, Donna Way of Lynn, Alice Rosales of FL, Sharon Chenet of Iowa, and Cathy Magner and her husband James of Lynn; her grandchildren, Nicole, Larissa, Brittany, Adam, Braydon, Abigail, Maggie, and Liam; her many nieces and nephews, and countless friends.
Colleen was the beloved mother of the late William Bazillian.
Arrangements: Friends and family are invited to call at the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn, MA, on Thursday, July 9th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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