Marjorie Weeks Collins

RANGELEY – Marjorie Weeks Collins of Rangeley passed away peacefully of natural causes at the age of 96, on Oct. 31, 2021 at the Gorham House. Margie was the third child of 12 children born to Flora and Lewis Weeks of Portland.

She graduated from Deering High School in 1943 and Gorham State Teachers College in 1947. Marge was an elementary school teacher in Rangeley. While living in Rangeley she met the love of her life, Ardine “Tiny” Collins. They were married in 1950 at the Stroudwater Baptist Church in Portland. They celebrated 67 years together before Tiny passed in 2018.

Margie was an honorary member of the Franklin County Retired Educators. She received their Community Leadership Award in 2006. She was also a member of the Summit Rebekah Lodge.

Marjorie is survived by her children, Debbie Kidder and husband Jim of Farmington, Tom and wife Beth of Naples, Myra and her fiancée David of Oakland, Dean and wife Barbara of Temple; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; siblings, Jean Atwood of Reserve, N.M., Donald Weeks and wife Margie of Scarborough, Janice Hilton of Yarmouth, Judy Lonstein and husband Larry of Portland, and sister-in-law, Anne Weeks of Scarborough. She was predeceased by her husband, Tiny; her son, Danny; her parents; and her siblings, Nellie Small, Betty Luther, Jim Weeks, Flora Weeks, Dick Weeks, Calvin Weeks and Warren Weeks.

A Celebration of Marjorie’s life will be held at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2614 Main St. in Rangeley, on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 488 Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington, ME 04938.

Donations in her

memory may be sent to:

Church of the Good Shepherd

PO Box 156

Rangeley, ME 04970 or:

Rangeley Public Library

PO Box 381

Rangeley, ME 04970