Thomas Collings

Thomas A . Collings , 65, of Lynnfield died September 24 at the E.N Rogers Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford after a long and courageous battle with A .L.S.. Born in Boston on January 6, 1947 the son of the late Harold and Agnes T. (Collins) Collings . Mr. Collings was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Dorchester High School in 1964 and later attended Newbury Junior College. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. He had been employed with the M.B.T.A. and was a member of Local #589, Boston Sand & Gravel Company, Teamsters, Local #379 and had also worked for Tufts University in Medford and was a member S.E.I.U. Mr.Collings was a member of the Wakefield Council #104 Knights of Columbus and was also a member of its Fourth Degree and the Wakefield Lodge of Elks #1276. A veteran, he served with the U.S. Navy during Viet Nam.

Mr. Collings was the beloved husband of Linda J. (Houghton) Collings . He was the loving father of Devin T. Collings , Whitney Leigh Collings and the late Nancy A .Collings. He was also the brother of the late Mary Agnes Conley.

His funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home 19 Yale Ave. Wakefield Friday at 9am followed by a funeral mass in Our Lady of the Assumption Church corner of Grove & Salem Sts. Lynnfield at 10:00.
Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the funeral home Thursday from 3-8pm. Interment will be at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.
Read Thomas Collings's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish
Intersection of Grove and Salem Streets
Lynnfield , MA US 01940
Friday, September 28, 2012, 10:00 AM

Cemetery

Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
185 Lake Street
Peabody , MA US 01960
Friday, September 28, 2012,