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Kathleen “Kelly” Collin

January 2, 1945 - August 11, 2019
Visitation
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Saturday 8/17, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Service
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Saturday 8/17, 5:00 pm
Memorial

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Wisconsin Reading Corps.

(nee McMahon)

On August 11, 2019, Kelly, loving wife, mother of three daughters, grandmother of five grandchildren, passed away at the age of 74.

Kelly was born on January 2, 1945, in Washington, D.C. She and her husband, Tom Collin, raised Jenny, Maggy, and Katy. She taught first-grade students at Siefert Elementary in Milwaukee. She loved spending time with her family, reading, and cooking.

She passed away at 5:30 pm on Sunday, a time that she spent every week hosting a Sunday dinner at her house for her daughters and their families. Her daughters were honored to celebrate her last Sunday dinner by her side. She left us too soon but with more than one lifetime-worth of kindness, humor, laughter, full bellies, and, of course, love.

She leaves behind her husband, Tom; her daughters, Jenny, Maggy, and Katy; her sons-in-law Dan, Dan, and Matt; and her grandchildren, Will, Charlie, Eleanor, Noelle, and Amelia.

Her visitation will be held at Krause Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, August 17, 2019, from 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM. The memorial service will follow at 5:00 PM. Kelly requested that gatherers wear green for her celebration of life.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Wisconsin Reading Corps.

 

Visitation
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Map
Saturday 8/17, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Service
Krause Funeral Home Milwaukee
9000 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Map
Saturday 8/17, 5:00 pm
Memorial

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Wisconsin Reading Corps.

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(nee McMahon) On August 11, 2019, Kelly, loving wife, mother of three daughters, grandmother of five grandchildren, passed away at the age of 74. Kelly was born on January 2, 1945, in Washington, D.C. She and her husband, Tom Collin, raised Jenny, Maggy, and Katy. She taught first-grade students at Siefert Elementary in Milwaukee. SheContinue Reading

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Maria Noth left a message on August 17, 2019:
Kelly Collin was a wonderful educator, mother and community member. She took them time to help my mom with her (too many )kids to get organized. She is wonderful kind and raised three vibrant, beautiful and talented children. She will be greatly missed. So much love from the Noth family.
Maria Noth left a message on August 17, 2019:
Kelly Collin was a wonderful educator and took time to help my mom with her too many kids to get organized. She is wonderful kind and raised three vibrant, beautiful and talented children. She will be greatly missed. So much love from the Noth family.
Chrsitine Wagner left a message on August 16, 2019:
Kelly was a very special friend and colleague. For me she was a role model as a loving mother who co-raised 3 strong, amazing daughters with her wonderful husband Tom, and a shining example of level headedness, dedication, consistency, stability, grace, generosity, stamina, and endless source of great recipes! scalloped potatoes, Texas sheet cake, broccoli salad...to name a few still in my short term memory and recipe box to this day. I can imagine her curled up in her blue living room chair with a book in her hands or at the kitchen table listening and offering wise feedback and humorous matter of fact conversation., or in her garden out back in the summertime growing many things, or snuggling Fitz's fur (way back). Any time I hear Janis Joplin sing I am reminded of Kelly. Not sure about how to follow up with the reading corps so I sent 11 library-bound children's books to the library at Seifert Elementary school in honor of her and many dedicated years teaching first grade there. Though for many years I could not see you Kelly you were always in my heart and you and your family will always have a special place there. Thank you all.
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