Ellen Collins

Ellen Collins, age 82, of Ronco, PA went home to be with her Lord and savior, with her loving family by her side, on Wednesday January 7, 2026, at the Uniontown Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on September 3, 1943 in Uniontown, PA the daughter of John Franks and Ruth (McElfresh) Franks.

Ellen was a member of the McClellandtown Free Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marion Farrier and her niece, Sandy Hoffman, she is also preceded in death by the father of her children, John R. Collins Sr.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving children; Gwendolyn Collins, John R. Collins Jr., and his wife Melody, grandchildren; Marshall, Owen, Gabriel and Isaiah Collins, niece Cheryl Farrier, nephew John Farrier, and several great nieces, great nephews and friends.

Ellen was a avid reader, she enjoyed scrapbooking, listening to Josh Groban and Elvis Presley. She was a former member of the Ronco Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and her favorite past time was spending time with her family and playing with her grandsons.

Family and friends will be received in the Terravecchia-Haky Home for Funerals, 515 N. Main Street Masontown, PA on Monday January 12, 2026 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m., and on Tuesday January 13, 2026 from 10-11 a.m., the hour of service with Virginia Eberhart officiating.

Interment will follow in Church Hill Cemetery, McClellandtown, PA.

If you wish to leave an online condolence for the family, please visit our website at www.terravecchiahakyfh.com