Helen Winifred Collins, nee O'Day, age 90, formerly of Norwood Park and Wilmette, beloved wife of the late Frank Collins; loving mother of Kevin (Cathy), Danny (Nancy), the late Tim (Mary), Barry (Anne), Mary Hoell, Patrick (Eileen), Maureen (Ed) Beucher and Mike (Natalia); cherished grandmother of 24 and great-grandmother to twelve; preceded in death by her brothers Edward and Robert. A graduate of Chicago's St. Scholastica High School and Mundelein College, Helen was a social worker before she devoted her life to raising her nine children. Visitation: Monday, Jan. 2, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Wm. H. Scott Funeral Home, 1100 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette; Mass: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 10 a.m., at St. Joseph Church, 1747 Lake Ave., Wilmette; Entombment: All Saints Cemetery. For info call: 847-251-8200 or wmscottfuneralhome.com.
