Collins (Toonen) Joan E. Collins, age 52, previously of Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, MN and Sioux Falls, SD, died September 2, 2003 in Rockford, MI. A graduate of Augustana College in 1972 and Bloom- ington Kennedy High school in 1968, she taught kindergarten at Cedar Springs Public Schools in Michigan. Joan enjoyed reading, camping and cherished her role as Mom to her whole family. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Mark H. Collins; her son, Scott Collins; daughter, Megan Gates & Megan's husband Justin of Rockford, MI; her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Toonen of Bloomington, MN; her sisters, Jean Toonen of Fremont, CA and Gail Fremder & husband George of Burnsville, MN; her brothers, Mike Toonen & wife JoAnne of Burnsville, MN, and Jim Toonen & wife Stephanie Haack of Mendota Hgts, MN; her husband's family, Michael Collins of Norwich, CT, Jane and Jack Rennich of Crown Point, IN, and Joyce and Michael Walton of Savage, MN; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Lloyd Toonen, and her in-laws, James and O'Delia Collins. The funeral was September 5 in Rockford, MI. Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Springs Educational Fund, 204 E. Muskegon St., Cedar Springs, MI 49319 or the Peter C. & Pat Cook Hospice Center.