Obituary of Mildred A. Campion

Mildred A. "Millie" Campion, 86, longtime resident of this area died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am Tuesday, March 31, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Services in Iowa City, with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Mildred Ann Steen was born December 11, 1928, in Worthington, MO the daughter of Alfred J. and Minnie M. (Arnold) Steen. She attended schools in Brassfield and Worthington, Missouri. On January 14, 1961 she was united in marriage to Richard K, "Dick" Campion. Millie worked at Owens Brush and later for Sears where she retired from. She enjoyed embroidering Tea Towels, making homemade noodles for her family, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and playing scrabble; but most of all, she loved being Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma to her family! Her family includes her children; Kalee Nelson (Willie) of Oxford; Perry Collins (Linda) of Solon; Marshall Collins of Mammoth Spring, AR; Steve Collins of Tulsa, OK; Sue Drollinger (Guy) of Iowa City, and Gary Collins (Janet) of Thornton, CO; grandchildren, Kenny Hostetler, Stacy Emerick (Randy), Don Nelson, Mark Nelson (Barb), Kim Linden (Jim), Julie Collins, Heather Reid (Namaste), Aaron Collins, Jessica Trout (Gary), Lasca Strimpel (Jason), Hannah Drollinger, Megan Drollinger, Adam Collins, Jarod Collins (Beth), and Allison Collins; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; siblings, James "Roy" Steen, Grace Steen, Ruby Steen, Edith Cross, Ruth Hunt, Esther Ashby, and Lois Gardner; son-in-law, Dale Hostetler; and former husband, Lloyd Collins.