Gertrude Collins
Gertrude Baillie Collins, who resided in Baldwinsville until the age of 97, passed away at
the Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center in Syracuse, on Thursday, April 5. She was
106 years old.
Gert was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 13, 1917. At the age of 12, she, her mother,
the late Mary Baillie, and her brother, the late George Baillie, joined her father who
immigrated to the United States ahead of his family. She grew up in the Bay Ridge area
of Brooklyn, NY, and worked for a time at...
Gertrude Baillie Collins, who resided in Baldwinsville until the age of 97, passed away at
the Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center in Syracuse, on Thursday, April 5. She was
106 years...