Elaine Collins Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Elaine Collins of Mapleton, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 91, on February 1, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Elaine Collins or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Richard D. Ball and Timothy Friedrichsen; her husband Eugene "Gene" Collins of Danbury; her daughter Denice Kay; her grandchildren, Heather Jean Hargens and Michael Dean Gosch; her siblings, Robert Uhl, Alan Uhl, Kenneth Uhl, Clifford Uhl, Jr., Joan Glassel and Colleen Tjaden; and her son-in-law Larry Schoenfeld.

She is survived by: her daughters, Deb Schoenfeld of Mapleton, IA, Gayla Hargens (Jack) of Denison, IA, Lauri Hummelgard (Duane) of Battle Creek, IA, Jackie Gosch (Randy) of Mapleton, IA and Geri Wasinger (Jerome) of Stillwater, MN; her sisters, LaVonne Friedrichsen (Ray) of Mapleton, IA and Sherry Juelfs (Dick) of Holstein, IA; and her sisters-in-law, Mary Uhl of Mapleton, IA, Lisa Uhl of Douglaston, NY and Dottie Uhl of Valencia, CA. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and a host of friends.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks are required and social distancing rules apply during all services.