Obituary for Sophie K. Collins (Kirtoglou)
WATERVLIET - Sophie (Kirtoglou) Collins, 71, entered into the hands of the Lord on Tuesday September 24, 2019. She entered into eternal life surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.
A life-long resident of Watervliet she was the daughter of the late Martha and Spiros Kirtoglou. She was the beloved wife and sweetheart of Richard M. Collins Jr., with whom she would have celebrated 50 years of marriage on October 5th. She was an active member of the Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church of Troy NY, where she spent many years teaching Sunday School.
She was the devoted mother of Krista (Robert) Lewandusky, R. Michael (Tara) Collins, LTC Stephen (Kara) Collins, U.S. Army, Cassandra (Dimitri) Papagiannakis, Christina (Joseph) Santiago; cherished Yia Yia of Andrea, Emily, Anastacia, Nicholas, Grace, Michael Armand, Elias, Joshua, Michael Spiros, Sophie, Gabriel, Dominic and Michael Peter. She is also survived by her brothers Lou, Jack and Spiros (Ann) Kirtoglou, and lifelong friend George Lenares, along with many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Mary Anastasia Kaglis. She was dedicated to her family and her memory will forever be eternal.
A funeral service will be held at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church on Monday, September 30 at 10 am. Interment will follow at Elmwood Hill Cemetery, Troy. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 29, 2019 from 4 until 7 pm at the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway Watervliet, with the Trisagion Memorial Service at 6:30pm.
The family would like to thank Clifton Park NYOH and the entire staff on the hospice unit at Samaritan Hospital for the compassionate care that Sophie received.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church, 909 River Street, Troy, NY 12180 or the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 501 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 in memory of Sophie Collins.
A life-long resident of Watervliet she was the daughter of the late Martha and Spiros Kirtoglou. She was the beloved wife and sweetheart of Richard M. Collins Jr., with whom she would have celebrated 50 years of marriage on October 5th. She was an active member of the Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church of Troy NY, where she spent many years teaching Sunday School.
She was the devoted mother of Krista (Robert) Lewandusky, R. Michael (Tara) Collins, LTC Stephen (Kara) Collins, U.S. Army, Cassandra (Dimitri) Papagiannakis, Christina (Joseph) Santiago; cherished Yia Yia of Andrea, Emily, Anastacia, Nicholas, Grace, Michael Armand, Elias, Joshua, Michael Spiros, Sophie, Gabriel, Dominic and Michael Peter. She is also survived by her brothers Lou, Jack and Spiros (Ann) Kirtoglou, and lifelong friend George Lenares, along with many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Mary Anastasia Kaglis. She was dedicated to her family and her memory will forever be eternal.
A funeral service will be held at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church on Monday, September 30 at 10 am. Interment will follow at Elmwood Hill Cemetery, Troy. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 29, 2019 from 4 until 7 pm at the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway Watervliet, with the Trisagion Memorial Service at 6:30pm.
The family would like to thank Clifton Park NYOH and the entire staff on the hospice unit at Samaritan Hospital for the compassionate care that Sophie received.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church, 909 River Street, Troy, NY 12180 or the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 501 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 in memory of Sophie Collins.