Obituary of Henry-F. Rollins

BARRE - Henry Franklin Rollins, 86, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, Oct. 22, 2011, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin surrounded by his loving family. Henry was born in Newport on Jan. 8, 1925, the son of William and Hazel (Ellsworth) Rollins. He proudly served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1943-1946. On March 6, 1948, he married Genevieve Davis who predeceased him in 1975. He married Frances Ide who predeceased him in 2005. Henry spent his life working in the automotive industry, from parts, sales to ownership. He was an avid fan of NASCAR. Henry was a very special dad. His strength and determination was an inspiration to us all. He will be dearly missed by everyone who was lucky enough to have him in their lives. He is survived by his children: Nancy Cooper and her husband, Les, of Exeter, N.H., Lori Saunders and Steve Minor, of Georgia, and Michael Rollins and Tania Lewis, of Williamstown; special friend Beverly Lavin; his grandchildren Christopher and Amanda Cooper, Jennifer and Bryce Busier, Kristen and Eric Jennings, Magan and James Brown, Sarah Rollins and Patrick Finneran and Michael Rollins II; seven great-grandchildren; his brother E. James and wife, Nora Jean Rollins, his sister-in-law Beryl Rollins and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers Winfred and William Rollins. A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials in Henry's name may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=timesargus'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Henry&ln=Rollins'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Henry'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Rollins'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1015123798'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1015123798'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, 55 Day Lane, Williston, VT 05495. Online condolences may be made to www.readyfuneral.com.