Gail Ann (Brooks) Collins, age 63, of Plaistow, NH, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Timothy Collins, with whom she shared twenty-five years of marriage.

Gail was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on April 6, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Donald and Joan (D'Arezzo) Brooks. Gail graduated from Dracut High School in 1978 before starting her career in the insurance industry for forty years. She was a caring woman who enjoyed cooking and baking, tending to her garden, and she loved the beach. She was also an avid crafter who liked sewing, knitting, and creating wreaths.

Besides her husband Tim, she is survived by her daughter, Lily Collins of Plaistow; her brother David Brooks and his wife Mary; her brother Mark Brooks and his wife Lynne, her sister Paula Scavone and her husband Daniel; and her sister Christine Harrington and her husband Shawn. She is also survived by nieces and nephews Zack, Brian, Tyler, Amanda, Kailey, Brooks, Katie, Kayla, and grandnephew Griffin.

Family and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Monday, October 30, 2023 from 4pm – 7pm at the Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow. Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, starting at the funeral home at 9am followed by a Mass at Holy Angels Church of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Plaistow at 10am. Interment at Holy Angels cemetery in Plaistow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, MA.