Barbara K. Collier, 84
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Barbara K. Collier, 84, of 633 Barbour St. died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital.
Born in Shaftsbury, Vt., on June 23, 1927, a daughter of Jesse and Mary Cornell Woodard, she attended schools in Bennington, Vt.
Mrs. Collier was employed by the former Ben-Mont Paper in Bennington and later by the former Sprague Electric Co.
She enjoyed camping, gardening and traveling and was a winter resident of Edgewater, Fla. She also enjoyed the Boston Red Sox.
She and her husband, Raymond F. Collier, were married Aug. 27, 1965.
Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters, Patricia Joly and her husband, Raymond, of Woodford, Vt., and Sandra Loomis and her husband, Bernard Loomis Sr., of North Bennington, Vt.; a stepdaughter, Margaret McDonald and her husband, Steve, of San Bernardino, Calif.; two stepsons, Paul Collier and his wife, Beth, of North Adams and Bruce Collier of Adams; a brother, Edward Woodard and his wife, Jean, of Shaftsbury; four grandchildren, Edward Bushee, Brian Bushee, R.J. Joly and Melissa Crawford, and six stepgrandchildren, Krista Dupont, Scott McDonald, Colleen Mineau, Katie Ploehn, Paul Collier and Hannah Collier.
Her stepgrandson Matthew Collier and her brother James Bell predeceased her.
FUNERAL NOTICE - Funeral services for Mrs. Collier will take place Saturday, Aug. 27, at 3 from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Private burial will take place at the family plot in Southview Cemetery at a later date.
Calling hours will be Saturday from 1 until the time of the service at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested for the Vermont Chapter of the American Cancer Society or the charity of the donor's choice through the funeral home.