Katherine Frances Corcoran

Katherine Frances Corcoran obituary, Glenview, IL

Katherine Frances Corcoran

Katherine Corcoran Obituary

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Katherine Corcoran, nee Murphy, 75, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2024. Loving daughter of Frank and Frances (Machek) Murphy, beloved wife of Thomas Corcoran, cherished sister-in-law of Joan (Jim) Donovan, Joseph Corcoran, Marian (Robert) Kritzler, dear aunt of Carrie (Doug), Julie and Tim, fond great-aunt of Owen. A lifelong Chicago resident, except for childhood years in Berwyn and Canton, Illinois, Kathy taught briefly at Harris School. Following that had a distinguished 45-year career at Clausen Miller in Accounting. Kind and selfless, "Aunt Kathy" to numerous neighbors, lover of Boston Terriers, she was beloved by all who knew her. Services private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to charity of choice.
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