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Paul E. Corbin
Alton. Paul E. Corbin, 68, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1941, in Alton, he was the son of Albert and Evelyn (VanTrease) Corbin.
He served on the USS Willard Keith with the U.S. Navy for four years. He retired from the Olin Corporation as a machinist in 2002 after 37 years of service. His hobbies included woodworking, fishing, tinkering with and fixing things, cooking and watching the Food Network.
On April 21, 1962, at St. Matthews Church in Alton, he married the former Nancy Zimmer. She survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Lisa Wahl and her husband, Rick, of Brighton; two sons, Charles Corbin of Alton and Ken Corbin of Hartford; one granddaughter, Hope Izard of Brighton; a sister, Mary Clark of East Alton; and a brother-in-law, John E. Zimmer of Trenton. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Orval Corbin.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at Gent Funeral Home in Alton where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 17. Father Steve Pohlman will officiate. Burial will be at RoseLawnMemoryGardens in Bethalto with military honors by the VFW Post 1308.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or a charity of choice. Online guestbook and information may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com.
[Small photo above cropped from East Jr. High School boys home room class of 1956-1957 provided by David Nekola. Large photo from Paul Corbin memorial brochure provided by Nancy Van Ausdoll Crivello Dallas. mhl ]
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Marilyn Hope Waide (Lake)
I'm saddened by the news just learned from David Nekola that we've lost another classmate, Paul Corbin. I remember him well. A very nice boy. Checking Roger Cooke's Horace Mann chart it shows Paul joined my grade school in sixth grade. It seems like I went all through school with him though. He will be missed. Let's pray we don't lose anyone else this year. It's too many already.
David Nekola
http://www.thetelegraph.com/sections/obituaries/
Sue Weissenfluh (Rexford)
Paul was my oldest friend, and the first boy to ever see me naked.....Perhaps I need to explain....Paul and I were born on the same day, in the same year, in the same hospital and our mother's shared the same room!!!!!! Paul and I had this standing joke between us for eons. May you rest in peace my friend, you are sadly missed.
Nancy Van Ausdoll (Crivello) (Dallas)
I too was saddened to read that Paul had died. Paul and I are 2nd cousins. It's funny how we found out. In Jr. High he had asked me to a dance.....of course, I was thrilled because he was so nice and so -o-o- cute !! My great-grandmother passed away and I told Paul that I wouldn't be in school the next day because of going to her funeral..... he said ...wow.. strange my great-grandmother died too. Well........we had the same great-grandmother. We had a great laugh finding out we were related !! Rest in Peace, Paul.
Nancy (Van Ausdoll ) Dallas
Perry Coons
Paul and I shared some great times. Throughout our final year at East Jr. High School (1957) he followed me (alphabetically) in every assembly and our graduation. I have a photo of the graduation that I will scan and submit. We laughed about it, saying that if our names were reversed no one would be able to see me.