Ann E. (Shea) Collins passed away at Greenwood Nursing & Rehab in Wakefield on May 17, 2018. She was 82 years of age. Mrs. Collins was born in Wakefield on July 26, 1935 and was one of six children to the late Richard & Anna (Driscoll) Shea. Ann was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and has been a resident of Melrose for over 50 years. She worked as a receptionist at Massachusetts General Hospital for 23 years. Mrs. Collins enjoyed spending summertime in Acton Maine, taking trips to California to visit family and loved her trip to Ireland she took with her sister Judy. She volunteered at the Melrose YMCA and the Kappa swap Shop in Melrose. Ann was a longtime parishioner at Incarnation Church in Melrose where she taught CCD and was a Eucharistic Minister at church. She was an avid walker and was a member of "The Club", a group of classmates from Wakefield High School who would gather and go out to dinner together. Mrs. Collins was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Collins. Loving mother of Joseph F. Collins of Melrose, Patricia A. Sullivan & her husband Brian of Melrose, Nancy E. Collins of Wakefield and Brian J. Collins & his wife Stacey of CA. Cherished grandmother of Brianna & Madalyn Collins and Reilly, McKenna & Reagan Collins. Caring sister of Judith Sienna She of Wakefield, Richard H. Shea of W. Newbury, Charles Shea of Wakefield and the late Francis & Phillip Shea. Also survived by several nieces & nephews. Visitation will be held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 West Foster St. Melrose, on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from 4:00-8:00PM. Funeral procession from Gately Funeral Home on Thursday morning at 9AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Incarnation Church, 425 Upham St. Melrose at 10AM. Interment at Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose Relatives & friends are respectfully invited to attend. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ann's name to Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452.