

Growing up in Oneonta, the daughter of Walter and Luella Dunbar, she attended Bugbee School and she graduated from Drew Seminary for Young Ladies in 1947. She got her teaching degree at the State Teacher’s College (SUNY) Oneonta in 1951 and married Edward “Ken” Collier that same June. They were married happily for 56 years, and lived in Cadosia, Hancock, Cooperstown, Arnold Lake NY, Wake Forest NC, and Carlsbad, California.
She is survived by her three daughters, Carol Collier (Paul) Crabb, Glenda (Mike) Sernach, Elizabeth (Simon) Jackson; one daughter-in-law, Mary A. Collier and 3 grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her husband, Ken, and both sons, Kevin Shawn and Edward Eugene.
There will be no calling hours per her request. An informal graveside gathering will be held in the Glenwood Cemetery in Oneonta on Tuesday June 19, 2012 at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family would greatly appreciate memorial donations be made to: Sidney Center Emergency Squad, 10433 County Hwy 23, Sidney Center, NY 13839 or to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.
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