Muriel J. Corbett

MURIEL J. CORBETT
ITHACA - Muriel J. Corbett, passed away at Beechtree Care Center, the morning of October 25, 2007 of natural causes. Muriel was 92 years old. She was born July 28, 1915 in Worcester, MA, the second daughter of Frank and Mellie Jones.
She was an excellent student and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Middlebury College. She was married October 14, 1939 to Robert S. Nelson in Worcester, MA. They owned an Inn in Charlemont, MA, briefly, and worked in hotels in Port Charlotte, FL, and on Cape Cod. Muriel worked in a steel wire mill during World War II while her husband was in Europe. After the war, they eventually settled in Northfield, VT, to raise their family. In 1959 a job opportunity in Townson, MD, relocated the family. Muriel was Director of Student Activities at Goucher College until her husband's ill health caused an early retirement to Florida in 1974. Muriel was very involved in the hospital Auxiliary Volunteers at Venice Hospital as well as at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Venice, FL. Her husband, Robert, died in 1980, and Muriel was remarried in 1984 to H. Ross Corbett. They lived an active retired life in Florida, and traveled a great deal in their motor home. Ross died in 1998 and Muriel relocated to Ithaca, NY, in 2000 to be closer to her family. She lived for six years in an independent apartment at Longview. She was a member of the Ithaca Eagles Auxiliary and St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
She was predeceased by her sister, Maxine Glynn; her husbands, Robert S. Nelson and H. Ross Corbett; and stepson, H. Ross Corbett Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Judie Schwartz of Albuquerque, NM; her son, Frederick Nelson of Newfield, NY; stepchildren, Joseph K. Corbett, Muriel C. Stoothoff and Rita C. Litts; grandchildren, Michelle Manian, Renee Parsons and Sylvia Nelson; and great-grandchildren, Hayden and Jonathan Parsons.
A memorial service will be held at the Longview Auditorium, Monday, October 29, at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Muriel's name to Longview or St. Paul's United Methodist Church Sanctuary Fund.