Mrs. Lola M.  Collins, 84 of Rochester, passed away at 6:31 PM on Sunday, September 15 , 2019 at St. Joseph Health System of Plymouth.

On September 9 , 1935, Lola Mae White was born in Fulton County.  She was the cherished  daughter of  Lester Loy and Virginia G. Swihart White.  In 1953, Lola graduated from Talma High School.

In Talma, Lola and Harrold D. Collins were married on July 3 , 1955. They shared 47 years of life's adventures.  From their union came three beautiful daughters Terry, Carrie and Cindy.  The family tree continued to grow with the added blessings of two more generations.

As a devoted member over 50 years of Grace United Methodist Church, Lola also was a member of the Women's  Service Guild as well as the United Methodist Women.

In the early years Lola worked  at Rochester's First National Bank.  As entrepreneurs, Harrold and Lola opened the Burger Dairy Store in 1966.  They served the the Rochester area as a convenience and grocery store.  In 1976 they moved to a new location across the 9th Street railroad tracks and named their store Collins Country Charm featuring Dean's milk and expanding the venue to a deli, salad bar and fried chicken.  In 1986 a new focus was prominent - crafts and antiques.  Lola and Harrold were also charter members and a force that initiated the Fulton County Round Barn Festival.

Paramount in Grandma Lola's life was her family.  With great pride she was proud to oversee four generations and most recently the arrival of her first great-granddaughter, Olivia Mae.  Holidays and special family celebrations were great times of making memories of a lifetime.

Left to cherish Lola's memory are  three daughters:  Terry J. Ward and husband Mike of Rochester, Carrie L. Ranstead and husband Rick of Rochester, Cindy J. Boor and husband Billy of Downers Grove, IL;   6 grandchildren: Ashlee Worrasangasilpa and husband Brian,  Amie Reichl and husband Ryan,  Ryan Ranstead and wife Shaylee, Nicole Ranstead, Lilly Boor and Liam Boor; and 1 great-granddaughter, Olivia Mae Worrasangasilpa.

Preceding Lola in death are her parents Lester and Virginia White, and beloved husband Harrold, on May 13 , 2002.

A celebration of the life of  Mrs. Lola Mae Collins will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 21 , 2019 in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18 ^th St., Rochester. Pastor Kurt Nichols will officiate. Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday and one hour prior the service in the funeral home.

Interment will be in the Rochester IOOF.    Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 201 W. 7 ^th St., Rochester, IN 46975.