Wendy J. Corkins

Wendy J Corkins, 74, of Derby passed away on January 31, 2019 in Newport with her two loving daughters by her side. She was born on September 29, 1944 in Stanstead, QUE to Kenneth Rice and Violet Alexander.

 

On May 1, 1965 she married Robert Corkins who survives her.

 

Wendy loved gardening, painting, looking up genealogy, spending time with her dog Cubby and her cat Casper, most of all spoiling her grandchildren. She was daughter, wife, mother, sister-in-law, Grammy, friend, Foster-Grammy, Aunt, cousin and caregiver to many.   God has gained another Angel.

 

She is survived by her daughters, Shari Hancock, and her husband, Randy, of Newport, and Jennifer Daigle and her husband Rene, of Troy, her grandchildren, Travis Letourneau and Ashley Daigle, as well as her sisters-in-law, Betty and Bob Aldrich, Judy and Andy Theberge, Gail Corkins, and Sandy Judd, also by brothers-in-law, Ricky Corkins, Keith Corkins and Kenneth Corkins.

 

She was predeceased by her sister-in-law Shirley Downs and Cathy Corkins.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday February 5, 2019 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford & Bouffard Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport with Rev. Fred Barker officiating. Friends may call from 12 noon until the hour of the funeral service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Spring internment will be held at Derby Line Cemetery.

 

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to Pope Frontier Memorial Animal Society, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, VT 05855 or to the American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, VT 05495. On-line condolences at curtis-britch.com. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford & Bouffard Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.