Ann Marie "Cookie" Collins

Ann Marie “Cookie” Collins (nee: Cilente), age 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 25, 2024 in her home. She was born in Jersey City, and was a lifelong Bayonne resident.  She was a dedicated employee of McCabe Ambulance as a billing clerk prior to her retirement. She enjoyed scrapbooking, listening to Elvis Presley music, and most of all, spending time and chatting with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Ann Marie is predeceased by her son John, and her parents Christina (nee: Prato) and Augustine Cilente. She is survived by her beloved children, Paul Richard Collins Jr., and Christine “Tina” Lombardo with her husband Keith; her loving grandchildren, Jessica Ripp, Kristina Cusmano with her husband Michael, and Kaitlyn Fiorillo; her adoring great grandchildren, Madison Thompson and Rocco Cusmano; her dear siblings, Augustine “Gus” Cilente and his wife Roseann, and Francis “Frankie” Cilente; along with many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and lifelong friends.

The funeral will be conducted by Bayonne Memorial Home, Inc.  Visitation will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  with a funeral service to follow. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association or St. Jude’s Research Hospital.

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