DENISE L. COLLINS

MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN DENISE'S NAME TO: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS www.donate.nami.org. VISITATION: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022 1PM TO 5PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL MASS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022 11AM ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA RC CHURCH 65 BARTHOLDI AVENUE BUTLER, NJ 07405 INTERMENT: MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022 FOLLOWING FUNERAL MASS MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY BUTLER, NJ Denise L. Collins, 64 years of age, of Butler, NJ. passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. She was born on November 20, 1957 in Englewood, NJ to Rosemarie (nee Cuviello) and the late Patrick P. Marttine. Denise graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1975, attended Sussex County Community College and the Sun Institute and Healing Center. Denise enjoyed her time as a substitute teacher in the Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education. A student of life, Denise also spent time as a Massage Therapist, an Activities Director, a CCD Teacher, and was on the Jefferson Twp. High School Reunion Committee. She loved her family and was always so proud of her grandchildren. Many extended family and friends considered her to be “like a Mom”. Denise will best be remembered for her love of music, nature, taking photos, interacting on social media and traveling. She made friends wherever she went. To know Denise is to know that she was a Friend of Bill W. Denise was certainly “Swell”. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Matthew Collins in 2016 and her loving father Patrick P. Marttine in 2020. Denise is survived by her beloved mother Rosemarie Marttine; her cherished daughters Natalie Drasheff and her husband Jeffrey, Michelle Marra and Saki Karakostis, and Nicole Marra and Ryan Jeffries; her adored grandchildren Dominik, Leon, Ariana, and Trenton; her loving sisters Patricia Marttine Jones and Janice Marttine; as well as her dear nieces and nephews: Jason, Amanda, Patrick, Douglas, Edwin, and many more within the extended family. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, October 9, 2022 from 1pm to 5pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). The funeral mass will take place on Monday, October 10, 2022 at 11am at St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, 65 Bartholdi Avenue, Butler, NJ 07405. The interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Butler, NJ, across from the church. Memorial donations may be made in Denise’s name to: National Alliance on Mental Illness; www.donate.nami.org. On line condolences and directions: www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com.

DENISE L. COLLINS

November 20, 1957 - October 4, 2022