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Obituary of Grace Collins
Grace was born Sept.23, 1919 to Knut and Martha Ugelstad. They lived on a homestead in the Walks Camp community north of Limon, Colorado. Grace was baptized in the Walks Camp Lutheran church and remained a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. She attended the nearby country school, where she made lifelong friends.
Grace was at a young age when her father died and her mother moved to Limon, Colorado. Grace went to work at a young age doing house cleaning to help her mother survive during the depression. Grace married Lowell Collins; a lifelong friend from the Walks Camp Community in 1941. They had 2 children Carol Luonne and Kendall. They farmed in the Genoa, Colorado area until the mid-1950s.
Lowell went to work for the Colorado Dept. of Highways. They moved to Kit Carson Colorado where Grace went to work at the Kit Carson School cafeteria. Lowell transferred to Limon, Colorado in the late 60s and Grace went to work at the Limon School Cafeteria. Lowell retired in from the State Highway Dept. in 1972.They moved to Burlington, Colorado, where they started and operated a small business. Lowell died in 1981, she moved to the Denver area to be closer to her children. Her daughter and grandchildren moved to Las Vegas, Nevada she followed in 2003.She was proud of the fact that she lived independently until her death at 93 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lowell, daughter Carol, who died, February 23, 2013.She is survived by son Kendall (Cynthia) Collins, son in law Russell Miller of Las Vegas, Nv.also,7 grand chidren,14 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
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