Erna L. Collins, 88, of Lakewood, NJ, passed away on Sunday at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood. Born and lived in Irvington, Erna lived in Maplewood before moving to Manchester and then Lakewood. She worked for the East Orange Board of Education for 25 years and retired in 1992. Erna was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Manchester and was active in many of the clubs in LVW.
Erna is survived by her sons, Kenneth Collins of Manchester and Dennis Collins and his wife Constance of Middlesex, her grandsons Eric and Russell, and her great grandchildren Chelsea, Hailey and Benjamin.
Visitation will be held on Thurs. February 27, 2014 from 6-8 pm, at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 3010 Ridgeway Rd., Manchester, NJ 08759. A Funeral Service will be at 9:30 am Fri. February 28 at the Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Hollywood Memorial Park, Union, NJ. Please visit www.andersoncampbellmanchester.com