THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR WALTER HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY (TOMORROW) JAN. 30 @ 2-4 PM

Collins, Walter E. - 73, Stanley Road, Cumberland County, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born in Springhill, he was a son of the late Sterling and Elsie (Mattinson) Collins. Walter worked for many years in the lumbering industry and retired working as a lumber grader with Tiger Timber. More recently he enjoyed working with G.E. Collins & Sons Ltd. blueberry farming. Walter loved sports, especially watching his granddaughters play basketball for PDHS Panthers. He also was a big hockey fan and avid supporter of the Amherst Ramblers. Walter is survived by his daughter, Tanya Brown (Trevor McKay); granddaughters, Alison (Brent Fisher); Madison (Luke Little); Kacey Brown; great-grandson, Nixon; sister, Phyllis Dickie Hawes; brothers, Ralph (Nancy) and Ross; mother-in-law Evelyn Maddison; brothers-in-law, Joe (Eva) and Stephen (Gail); many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by wife, the former Ruth Maddison; father-in-law, Murray Maddison; sister-in-law, Sandra Collins; brothers-in-law, Vaughn Dickie; Joe Hawes. A special thank you to niece, Raelynn Maddison and nephews, Daniel Maddison and Jason Dickie. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, January 30 in MacDiarmid's Funeral Home & Crematorium . An interment in Athol Cemetery will be held at a later date.