Collins, Emma “Emmie” (nee: Brauner) of Defiance, MO, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the age of 81. Beloved wife of the late Donald P. Collins; cherished daughter of the late Ernest A. and Cora Lee Brauner; devoted mother of Cindy (Jerry, Sr.) Sherwin and Perry Collins; loving grandmother of Jamie M. (Stefan) Rothermich and Jerry D. (Tera) Sherwin, Jr.; treasured great-grandmother of Drew Hagan, Luna Sherwin, Ronny Delashmet, Madison Delashment, Chase A. Rothermich, Callie Rothermich, and soon to be born, Chloe Elizabeth Rothermich. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Theodore Whitley, Dexter Whitley, and Dolly May "Deppe" Worley.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.