Donald R. Collins, 85, Green Bay, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, March 11, 2022, at a local hospital with his loving family by his side. Born January 21, 1937, in the Town of Scott, he is the son of the late Richard Collins and Edna McMonagle, however, most of his stories he shared from his childhood were about living with Uncle Corky. He met Karen Deprey at age 15 and was welcomed into the Deprey clan as one of their own. On September 26, 1959, they were wed at Saints Peter and Paul Church. He went on to be the father of four girls. He started his career as an auto mechanic early in his life. He started at Bogda Motors where he met Larry Hilbert. They fast became best friends. The family spent many weekends at Larry and Margie's farm in North Chase. He then worked at Cuene Buick and stayed on when it became Brennan Buick. Don retired after 42 years of service at Cuene/Brennan Buick.
As a younger man, his hobby was driving stock cars at local and state tracks. He stopped driving after the birth...