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Karen Kay Collins, 79

Karen Kay Collins, 79, formerly of Gladbrook, IA, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, at her home in Newton, IA. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Chapel United Methodist Church, 1597 Abbott Avenue, Gladbrook. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown, IA. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.

Karen Kay Cooper was born on October 21, 1938, in Marshalltown, to Orin and Ruth (Drury) Cooper. She graduated from Green Mountain High School in 1956. Karen was united in marriage to Philip Collins on July 21, 1957, at Carlton Brethren Church in Garwin, IA. To this union, three children were born. Sandra, Linda and David. She later received her cosmetology license from Thompson Beauty School in Des Moines, IA. Karen worked as a sales associate at Hellberg’s Jewelers, an administrative assistant at Ken Wise and as a librarian at the Gladbrook Public Library for over 10 years. In her free time, Karen enjoyed crocheting, knitting scarves, reading, going to auctions and especially attending her grandchildren’s events and being active in all their lives. She always welcomed guests in her home and made them feel like a member of the family. Karen was a member of Chapel United Methodist Church in Gladbrook.

Karen will be dearly missed by her husband of 60 years, Philip, of Newton; her two children, David (Tanya) Collins, of Marshalltown, and Linda (Kyle) Reynolds, of Newton; 15 grandchildren; her sisters, Ann (Clark) Uhl, of Cedar Falls, IA, and Jane (John) Teevan, of Winona Lake, IN; an aunt, Mary Norton, of Woodbridge, VA; and an uncle, Jack (Marilyn) Drury, of Ozark, MO.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Sandra.

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