Mary and Ed Collins were married at St. Columba's Church in Philadelphia PA, on September 27, 1952. They both retired from RCA (now GE) in Camden NJ, with Ed having 40+ years with the company. They are blessed with four children, Edward (Rusty) of Burlington NJ, Eileen and Timothy of Hobe Sound FL, and their beloved Mary Catherine who rests in Mountain Home NC. They have five grandchildren, Collin and Logan, twins to Eileen, Bailey Erin to Timothy, and Ryan and Meaghan to Mary Catherine. The Collins' live in Tranquility Place in Hendersonville NC.

They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with about 20 friends at Carrabbas Restaurant on September 28. These are some pictures of the celebration.