Michael Edward Collins Jr. – Roscoe
Obituaries
July 7, 2020

Michael Edward Collins Jr. – Roscoe

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Michael Edward Collins Jr., 18, of Roscoe, died unexpectedly Friday, July 3, 2020. He was born Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, in Monongahela Pa., a son of Michael E. Collins Sr. and Lesa Witmyer Collins. He was a 2020 graduate of California Area High School, where he starred on the Trojans football team. Left to cherish his memory in addition to his parents are his brothers, Braden and Carter Collins; grandparents, Stephanie and Dave May and Kathy and Mathew Collins; uncle, Lorenzo Altobelli; aunt and uncle, Danita and Zachary Rohaley; uncle, Mathew Collins Jr.; aunt and uncle, Evonne and Eric Henderson; cousins, Abby, Bella and Brody Rohaley, Zoe and Lorenzo Altobelli and Lenna and Ava Henderson. Also surviving are his two very best friends, Colin and Cole Tyhonas; and their parents, Heather and Jason Tyhonas. Friends will be received in the Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 73 Promised Land Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2020, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, with the Rev. Rod Johnson officiating. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to MARISCOTTI FUNERAL HOME INC., Anthony N. Mariscotti, supervisor, California, Pa.

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