Jeffery Collins

Jeffery E. Collins, 65, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully after a long battle with health issues early on
Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
Jeff was born on March 9, 1956, to Elton “Al” and Helen (Spaulding) Collins. Elton preceded Jeff in
death, and his mother married Sam Warner.
He was raised in Cobleskill, in upstate New York. He graduated from Alfred University with his bachelor’s
degree in Ceramic Engineering and later obtained his MBA through an accelerated program at UW-
Milwaukee.
In the early 80’s, Jeff met the love of his life, Sandra Sommer, at a backyard cookout. They had their first
date over a game of racquetball and were later married on August 31, 1985, at St. Peter Claver Catholic
Church in Sheboygan.
Jeff worked at Kohler for nearly 45 years. He truly enjoyed his job, and never felt a real need for a
vacation because his career made him a world traveler. Jeff had numerous friends and co-workers from
his travels around the world with his career. He was also able to travel with his wife in his later years of
working to France, Cozumel, Thailand, and Anguilla – which were always special vacations where Sandy
got to see parts of the world that she would not have otherwise seen.
Jeff enjoyed hunting and was a great golfer and teacher of both. He would always take the opportunity
to teach someone to golf with dedication and go hunting with others.
Forever beloved to him is his surviving wife, Sandy (Sommer) Collins. He will also be missed by his
mother and stepfather, Helen and Sam Warner; sister, Robin (Jerry) Hahn; brother, Mark Collins;
stepsister Susann (David) McKinley; niece, Brianne (Phil) Slater, nephews, Chase, Owen Hahn, and
Markus Collins; aunt, Martha (Spaulding) Mann; brother-in-law, Mark (Sherry) Sommer and their
daughter, Tammy ‘Sommer’ Darling and her children, Amanda and Cheyenne; as well as many other
aunts, uncles, relatives, and friends.
Jeff is preceded in death by his father, Elton; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Calvin and Phyllis
(Tulach) Sommer.
A Memorial Service will be held for Jeff on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in
Sheboygan, WI, at 1:15 PM. The service will be livestreamed from his obituary page on
www.zimmerfuneralhome.com. Please follow all COVID-19 guidelines.
A public visitation will be held from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at the church on Friday, April 9, 2021, prior to
the service.
Please visit www.zimmerfuneralhome.com to leave a message of sympathy for Jeff’s family.