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IN MEMORIAM: Chester 'Skip' Collins Jr. 73;

Bus Mechanic At Richfield, Mount Markham

Chester 'Skip' Collins

RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Chester "Skip" Collins, Jr., 73, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at his home.

He was born on July 27, 1945, in Cooperstown, son of Phyllis (Walrath) Collins of Springfield, and the late Chester M. Collins, Sr.  A lifelong area resident, he was a graduate of Owen D. Young High School, Class of 1963.

On March 18, 1965, he married the former Mary Alice "Mikki" Sheridan. For 30 years they shared a loving union until her passing on Nov. 11, 1995.  On Oct. 9, 2009, he married Karen Alexander in Richfield Springs.

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