Name: Viewing for Patricia Louise Corning
Start: 2022-01-28T15:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-01-28T16:00:00.000Z
Location: Visitation Catholic Church - Fireside Room

Patricia Louise (Sander) Corning, age 92, left this life Friday, January 21, 2022, to join our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as is promised in Holy Scripture. Already there waiting for her are her husband, Charles H. Corning; parents, Leo P. Sander and Mary Elizabeth (Lyndon) Sander; sister, Carol (Sander) Luebering; and grandson, Matthew Thomas Corning. Pat is survived by her sons, Tom and Kevin; their spouses, Kim (Bujnowski) Corning and Mary Rose (Neven) Corning; granddaughters, Julia (Corning) Miller and Colleen (Corning) Griggs; and great grandsons, Charles Matthew Miller, William Matthew Griggs, James Thomas Miller, and Wesley Thomas Griggs. Born June 8, 1929 in Atchison, Kansas and raised in Topeka during the Depression and War Years, Pat met Charles Corning while both were in attendance at Catholic Colleges in Denver. Married shortly after graduation, they first settled in Fort Belvoir, VA during his military service, followed by happy years in Columbus, Ohio. Pat and Charles ultimately made Elmhurst their long-time home, residing on Avon Road for over 55 years. They raised their sons in Elmhurst, where Pat was an active member in civic, cultural, volunteer, and spiritual affairs of the community. Within the context of her always cheerful and pleasant personality, Pat was a passionately creative seamstress and was accomplished in all forms of needlework. Utilizing her collegiate education, where she was a Magna Cum Laude Graduate in Mathematics, Pat was a longtime volunteer in assisting the elderly in Elmhurst to prepare their income taxes. She loved her grandchildren very much and was always at the sideline for support during their activities growing up. In her final years, she lived near her son in Highland Park in Assisted Living and is most remarkably remembered by the staff there as a bright beacon of cheer, optimism, and by her always pleasant demeanor. Before COVID restrictions precluded her attendance, she was a parishioner and regular Sunday Mass attender at Immaculate Conception Church across the street from her Highland Park residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Visitation Catholic Church, 779 S. York St., Elmhurst. Family and friends may meet for viewing and visit in the Church's Fireside Room from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Interment will immediately follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Elmhurst. Memorials may be written to the Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry, 1083 S. York St. Elmhurst IL 60126 and Catholic Charities – Downers Grove, 3130 Finley Road., Suite 520, Downers Grove, IL 60515. A special thank you to Sunrise Senior Living staff and especially Director Felicite Clements who loved and always treated Pat as family. For info, 630-834-3515 or www.elmhurstfh.com.

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Published by Chicago Tribune from Jan. 24 to Jan. 25, 2022.

Memories and Condolences
for Patricia Corning

6 Entries

John & Stacey (Gley) Pappas

February 25, 2022

For many years Pat & Charley were Avon Road neighbors and great friends to my grandparents and our (extensive!) Leveille family. Each time I spoke with them, they had a way of making me feel special and truly cared for. To me they were a wonderful example of living our Catholic faith in good deeds and kind words.
Playing croquet with Pat once at Silver Lake she beat me soundly. At the time she told me she had learned to play well because a croquet set was one of the few games she had as a young person. She was a wonderfully gifted seamstress who shared her work and her knowledge and time so generously. Truly a lovely woman was lost to this world in her death; truly a joy there must be in heaven as Pat joins Charles and so many loved ones in the presence of God. God bless you Pat!

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Kathie and Phil Trojanowski

January 25, 2022

We lived a block over on Berteau since 1970 and we´re good friends with Pat and Tom for many many years. We were envolved withPro Life way back when. Keeping the hospital from exspanding into our neighborhood, fun parties , and ,stopping ERA in Illinois . Pat was a second mother to me and I loved her greatly. Now she is with her God and Tom. Kathie and Phil Trojanowski

The Ryburn´s

January 25, 2022

Pat was such a wonderful neighbor to the Ryburn family. We truly valued our time, laughs, stories, love and adventures. We will see you and Charle again in Heaven on God´s Avon wing. With lots of love, The Ryburn Family.

Barb and Glenn Ryburn

January 25, 2022

The picture of Pat and Charlie bring back wonderful memories of them and the years we spent together living on Avon Road. We were blessed to live on a street with such good friends. A thank You Lord Sorry we can´t be there for the service, but will be thinking of you all. Love and hugs, Barb and Glenn Ryburn

Mary Welter

January 24, 2022

Pat was always smiling & a valued friend of all our Book Club members. She came prepared with her list of questions & insight for whatever book we were reading. She will be missed but not forgotten. I am grateful to have known her.
Mary Welter

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