Jeanne S. Corbit

Jeanne S. Corbit

Jeanne Corbit Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Vay-Schleich & Meeson Funeral & Cremation Chapels - Greece Chapel on Oct. 28, 2025.
Greece: Peacefully on October 26, 2025, at 93 years of age. Predeceased by her husband, Thomas Sr. Survived by daughter, CarolAnn (Peter) Hammar; son, Thomas (Margaret Aulenbacher) Corbit Jr.; grandchildren, Rebecca (Andrew) Walker, Troy Hammar, Jennifer, Suzanne and Sarah Corbit and great grandchildren, Cohen and Daphne Walker.

Jeanne was born in Rochester to the late Daniel and Lillian Scardetta. She was a graduate of Nazareth College and spent a large part of her career as an administrative secretary with the Rochester City School District. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed traveling in her retirement.

Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday (October 31st) 10:30 AM at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Greece. Interment, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jeanne's memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Doctors Without Borders.

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