Colleen Potts 1955-2023
NEW SPRINGFIELD — It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of Colleen Prine Potts, my friend, wife, companion and without a doubt, the love of my life. She joined the angels 9:30 p.m. Saturday evening, Nov. 11, 2023, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.
She was born July 28, 1955, and was the daughter of Emmitt “Red” and Mary McFadden Prine.
She was a 1973 graduate of New Springfield High School, and carried a love for horses, riding motorcycles, the Pittsburgh Steelers, cooking and hosting big dinners on the holidays. She loved the people in her aquatic classes, along with the staff of the Boardman YMCA. Colleen worked many different jobs in different places, including at Kmart, as a gas attendant, a barmaid, a custodian at McDonald’s, a packer at Tip Tool, at M&M manufacturing, and her favorite job was as a packer at Four Wheel Drive Hardware. She seemed tough at times, but had that personality that meant that if you met her, you loved her. She was honest to a fault. If you really did not want to know, don’t ask because she would tell you.
Colleen married Rodney A. Whitfield sometime in the 1970s, and went on to marry Alonzo H. Potts Jr. on Valentine’s Day in 2000. We had a wonderful and blessed life that carried (and still carries) so much love.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Ralph, Greg and Brian Prine.
To cherish memories of her, she leaves her sons, Rocky and Cody Whitfield; brother, Emmitt “Rusty” Prine; and sisters-in-law, Sandy and Penny Prine. She also leaves her nieces, Heidi, Gretchen, Kristen, Jennifer, Kerrie and Michelle; and nephew, Anthony.
Also, must not forget Colleen’s four-legged puppy / daughter, Abby!
Per her wishes, there will be no services held.
If you wish to honor Colleen’s memory, please consider making a donation to the VFW Triangle Post 2799, 3161 South Range Road, New Springfield, OH 44443.
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