Kathleen M. Ginalski

Kathleen M. (Collins) Ginalski, of Fall River, passed away peacefully in Fall River on Monday, October 2, 2017 after a long period of failing health, at the age of 84.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late James L. and Margaret (Brassil) Collins, she was raised in Somerset and attended Fall River Schools, graduating from Sacred Hearts Academy in 1952 and then Mount Ida Junior College, Newton, MA.

She leaves two sons, Kevin and Mark Ginalski; a daughter, Charlene Ginalski; a granddaughter, Kate Lambert; three brothers, James L. Collins (wife Mary Beth), John B. Collins (wife Carol)
and Dennis G. Collins (wife Dolores), several cousins and many nieces and nephews.

Her funeral will be held Friday at 9:30 AM from the Auclair Funeral Home, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass at St. Mary Cathedral at 10:00 AM. Interment, Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River.

Visitation, Friday morning prior to the funeral from 8:30 to 9:30 AM. Large parking area & barrier-free entrance at the rear of funeral home. Donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 174 Dean St., Suite B, Taunton MA 02780, or Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd., Waltham MA 02452. Online guest book at AuclairFuneralHome.com.

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