FRANK J. CORBETT
Less than two months after the sudden death of his son, John, the death occurred on Monday evening, February 26th, 1962, of Mr. Frank J. Corbett, in his 68th year. Mr. Corbett had just eaten his supper and was going to drive his car to town on an errand. It was stuck in the driveway of their new home, and he attempted to shovel it clear, collapsing almost immediately. He was dead before the doctor arrived.
Mr. Corbett was born in Head Line, New Brunswick, on April 19th, 1894, a son of the late James and Jessie (McKinney) Corbett. He taught Public School in New Brunswick for three years prior to enlisting and serving for three years overseas in World War I. He and his family came to Dunnville 37 years ago, and this year he had just completed a new home on No. 3 Highway, just east of Dunnville. For the past 36 years deceased was a valued employee of Lundy Steel Products, Ltd., where he was a foreman in the plant until his 65th birthday, when he was made Yard foreman. He had continued to work in this capacity until the day of his passing. He was a devout member of the Dunnville Gospel Church.
Surviving Mr. Corbett besides his wife, the former Evelyn Alice Fisher, to whom he was married in St. John, N. B. on March 24, 1919, are one daughter (Marion) Mrs. Donald Glassford; one son, Ronald, both of SauIt Ste. Marie; three sisters, Mrs. John Craig, Mrs. Fenton McConchie and Mrs. Hugh Gardner all of New Brunswick; one brother, Malcolm of Sussex, N. B., and six grandchildren. One son, John, predeceased him on January 3rd, 1962.
The funeral was held from the Ballard Funeral Home, 315 Broad Street East, on Thursday afternoon, March 1st, with interment in Maple Lawn cemetery, Wainfleet. The services were conducted by Rev. Lloyd Dreidger of the Dunnville Gospel Church.
The pall bearers were Floyd Putman, Clarence Murphy, Ernest Dooley, Ed. McIntee, Charles Stevenette and Fred Hubbard. Flower bearers were Cyril Murphy, Kenneth Warner, Grant Hodgkins, Lawrence Putman, Curtis Lynn, A. W. High, Albert Wells, Ted Jackson and Jack Carver.
March 1, 1962