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Dennis Corsini Obituary
Dr. Dennis Corsini passed on Monday, September 29, 2025 in Sandpoint, Idaho after his two-year fight with cancer; to the end, he faced the disease with grace and humor.
He was born November 8,1942 to Leo and Rose Corsini in Los Angeles, California. After attending University of California Los Angeles, he and Gale moved to northern Idaho where he attended graduate school in the biochemistry program at the University of Idaho and earned his Ph.D. His post doctorate work was done at U.C. Riverside after which he was hired as a plant pathologist in the potato breeding program at the Aberdeen research and extension center. After serving as a research scientist and affiliate professor of plant pathology for the University of Idaho for 30 years, he and Gale retired to Sandpoint, spending summers there and winters in their second home near Joshua Tree National Park.
Dennis was an avid hunter, enjoyed reading, backpacking, hiking, & camping. Above all he loved his family. He will be missed
He is survived by his wife, Gale Corsini, and three children, Joe, Tony and Maria, canine friend Smokey, his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many relatives.
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