Dorothy "Dot" Adair Martinolich Collins

Dorothy Adair Martinolich “Dot” Collins died peacefully at her home on July 19, 2015. Dorothy was born in Handsboro to Joseph Dominic Martinolich and Inez Delmas Martinolich and was a proud graduate of the Gulfport High School Class of 1943. Dorothy’s first and most important vocation was as a wife to Joseph, her husband of 66 years, and as a loving mother and example to her daughter and sons. She was a devoted member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Altar Society, and a volunteer for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. After raising her children she attended college and enjoyed oil painting, becoming an accomplished artist. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph O’Donnell Collins, Sr., her mother and father, her sister, Margaret Peranich, her brother Charles, daughter-in-law Francesca Mathews Collins, brothers-in-law, Francis X. Collins, William J. Collins, Jr., Paul J. Collins, Edmund D. Wilson, Louis Gaddy, and George Peranich, and sisters-in-law Dorothy Gates Collins and Jane Collins. She is survived by her sons, Joseph, Jr. and wife, Colleen, Charles, Sr. and wife, Debbie, Daniel and wife, Terese, and daughter Deborah Collins Jones. Dorothy was proud of her twelve grandchildren, Emily Collins Orgler (Raymond), Allison Collins Kline (Clayton), Justin Collins (Liza), Charles Collins, Jr. (Sarah), Nicholas Collins, Kenneth Jones, II (Leigh), Gregory Collins (Jessica), Laura Collins Dennis (John), Benjamin Collins (Jackie), Kathryn Collins, Austin Collins, and Tiffany Jones and her great grandchildren, Oliver Collins, Clayton Kline II, Charles Collins III, Sawyer Collins, Claire Collins, and Frazier Jones. Dorothy is also survived by her brother Joseph D. Martinolich, sisters Doris Kansteiner and husband Larry, Agnes Gaddy, and Carolyn Carden and husband Charles, brother-in-law, Leonard A. Collins and wife, Lucille, and sisters-in-law, Rose (Mrs. Paul J.) Collins, Mary Collins (Mrs. Edmund D.) Wilson and Rosemary (Mrs. Francis X.) Collins. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. Dorothy’s grandsons will serve as her pallbearers. The family would like to express its appreciation to Dorothy’s skilled and devoted caregivers, Sheila Blakely, Janice Carson, Mary Ellis, and Melody Keys. Special thanks to Dr. Regina Mills and her medical assistant, Judy, for their concern and medical care. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Our Lady of Fatima St. Vincent de Paul Society, 2090 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS 39531 or the St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy, P.O. Box 1228, Biloxi, MS 39533. Visitation will be Friday, July 24, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. followed at 10:00 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Pass Road, Biloxi. Burial will follow at Southern Memorial Park. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.