Eileen Sullivan Collins, age 58, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away May 24, 2010 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick. Eileen was born January 31, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY to Edward P. and Kathleen Goode Sullivan. She was raised on Long Island, NY where she attended Catholic schools and graduated from Molloy College in Rockville Center, NY with a nursing degree.

She married William A. Collins on March 4, 1983 and they lived in Chesapeake Beach, MD where they raised their family and owned and operated "Scoops by the Bay" ice cream store. Eileen was a Registered Nurse and had worked at Calvert Memorial Hospital and Calvert County Nursing Center, both in Prince Frederick, and at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. She had been retired for ten years due to health issues. She was a member of St. Anthony's Church in North Beach, MD. In her leisure time Eileen enjoyed flower gardening, spending time with family and helping others in need.

Eileen was preceded in death by her parents and by her beloved son William E. "Billy" Collins.

She is survived by her devoted husband William A. "Bill" Collins of Chesapeake Beach, stepdaughters Carrie Scheuer and Stacy Warren, both of Bristol, TN; a granddaughter Brittany Scheuer of Bristol, TN and a special and devoted family friend Thomas Guidotti of Huntingtown, MD.

Expressions of sympathy in Eileen's name may be made to St. Anthony's Church, P.O. Box 660, North Beach, MD 20714.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.