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Michael “Mike” Stanley Collins

Michael “Mike” Stanley Collins

Michael “Mike” Stanley Collins, 79, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday, April 4, 2022. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday, January 3, 1943; son of Thomas and Lillian (McGuinn) Collins. Mike proudly served 4 years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Long Beach.


Family and friends may gather in remembering Mike from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan with Rosary being held at 4:45 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 8, 2022 at St. Charles Catholic Church, 213 Ripley Street, Milan, IN 47031, with Father Shaun Whittington officiating, full military rites will be provided by the Sunman American Legion Post #337. Burial will take place in St. Pius Cemetery. Memorials may be given in honor of Mike to Thomas Collins Scholarship Fund. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements, 707 S Main Street, Box 243, Milan, IN 47031, (812) 654-2141.