Roslyn Seabury Collins, 93, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died Aug. 11, 2024.
She is survived by her children, Jean Collins Seabury of St. Paul, Minnesota, Glenn H. Collins (married to Temma M. Collins) of Cleveland Heights, and Mark E. NeuCollins (married to Ryan E. NeuCollins) of Atlanta; as well as by eight grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jack T. Collins, M.D.; parents, John and Elsie Seabury of Long Island, New York, and sisters, Ginny Appelt and Beryl Connery.
Ros attained a B.A. in English and journalism, graduating with honors from Ohio Wesleyan University. She worked as an advertiser copywriter for Halle Bros, Ohio, as an editor for the League of Women Voters of Indiana, as an editor-writer for Bluffton Wells County Visitors Council, and as a medical writer for Caylor Nickel Hospital and Foundation.
For 18 years, she was the county division treasurer of the American Heart Association, served on the executive committee for the revitalization of Bluffton, was a founding member of the Wells County Arts Council, was president of the Fork and Hoe Garden Club, and was an active participant in many civic endeavors.
Throughout her long life, Ros was known for her devotion to and practice of the arts, for her gregarious upbeat personality and wonderfully infectious laugh, for her 75-year involvement with her Theta sisters; and for her long-standing commitment to the Methodist Church. She was an inspiration to many.
Services were held on Aug. 29, 2024 at Church of the Savior in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.