Lisa Suzanne Coristine

Lisa Suzanne Coristine obituary

Lisa Suzanne Coristine

Lisa Coristine Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 14, 2004.
(From Jen's Eulogy):
We could stand here today for hours, simply telling you about Lisa's passions:  her favourite book, her favourite album, her favourite vacation- but what we want everyone to walk away with today is a sense of her essence, her spirituality and the incredibly beautiful woman she was.
First, we know it's important to talk about Lisa's life story, the simple things.  She was born on September 10th, 1975, and from day one, we were soulmates.  I loved her with my whole heart and soul, with not an ounce of sibling rivalry- I simply took her in as though she were an extension of myself.  There is a story we loved to read when we were little, a fairy tale about two sisters called "Snow White and Rose Red".  Here is how it begins:
There once was a poor widow who lived alone in her hut with her two children, who were called Snow-White and Rose-Red, because they were like the flowers which bloomed on two rosebushes which grew before the cottage.  These two children were as good, happy, industrious, and amiable as any in the world, only Snow-White was more quiet and gentle than Rose-Red.  Rose-Red would run and jump about the meadows, seeking flowers and catching butterflies, while Snow-White sat at home helping her mother to keep house, or reading to her if there were nothing else to do.

The two children loved each other so dearly that they always walked hand-in-hand when they went out together, and when Show-White said,  "We will never separate from each other",  Rose-Red replied, "Not so long as we live!"


And for the next 28 years, that is how Lisa and I stayed, soulmates and best friends.
In the meantime, Lisa and I were blessed with two additional siblings- Mike and Kate.  And so the bond of two became an indestructible bond of four.  According to my mother and father, Lisa was an ideal baby, always sleeping through the night, never having 'terrible twos', and was a source of tremendous joy to her entire family, especially her Bubbie Clara, who died when Lisa was very young, but whose ring she still wears as a symbol of the strong connection she felt to her.
School was never a problem for Lisa.  She excelled at every subject and every extracurricular activity, and was the valedictorian at her Grade 8 graduation from Willowbrook Public School.  She even excelled at making friends, simply accumulating new ones as she went and never discarding any along the way, so that she formed a great, big, warm circle of friends who were a tremendous source of light in her life.  In fact, her high school grad quote was, "as long as I live, all I want are friends like the ones I have now".  And she got her wish, because the friends who were by her side for the past three years are the ones she's had since grade school.  Robin, Jackie, Nicky, Laurie, Raegan, and all of Lisa's wonderful friends- I hope you know how very much you mean to Lisa, how she has held you in her heart and mind always, and how your support and love of her truly got her through the worst parts of her battle and kept her spirit dancing, even when her body no longer could.
During her younger years, Lisa became an accomplished actress and dancer.  By the time she was 8 years old, she had so many film and television credits that when my Mom took her to an audition, all of the other mothers would simply take their children home- they just knew that Lisa would land the part!
When the time came for Lisa to apply to University, she never doubted that teacher's college was her calling, and she even received an offer to attend Queen's University on a full scholarship.  But, to illustrate the type of daughter and sister she was, Lisa opted to stay in town and attend York University, so that she could help our mother take care of Mike and Kate.
Lisa's teaching accomplishments are best measured by the love her students and their parents had for her.  It seems that she touched everyone she met in a very special way.  In fact, talking about teaching:  when I was going through Lisa's notebooks, one of the assignments I found involved asking her students to define a "modern day hero", and to provide details to support the definition. So to all of her students who are gathered here today, to our family and friends who have been so affected by Lisa throughout her life, I know that you will agree with me that Lisa is the definition of a hero.  And yes, Lisa, I will now provide details to support that statement.
If we believe that we are all put on this Earth to learn what life is truly about- what its essence is- then it brings us closer to understanding why Lisa was only here for a short while.  For Lisa learned in 28 years what some people never seem to learn in an entire lifetime.  To quote from her journal, which she kept throughout her battle with cancer:
"At the end of your life- when all your titles are stripped- the only thing you're left with is your spirit.  So I have to live each day trying to enrich my spirit, staying in tune with my spirit, loving, being kind, helping others and remembering what's truly important in life.  Love is what we are put on this Earth for.  Love."
And love Lisa did.  Lisa was intensely loyal, intensely caring, and always looking for ways to demonstrate her love for her family and friends.  She knew that beauty really does come from within, and she never dwelled on her scars, her hair loss or any of the other physical changes that her illness dealt her.  She knew that they were her battle scars, and that she was beautiful in spite of them.
And Lisa's bravery is unparalleled.  In fact, the only time I really saw Lisa cry was when she went to have radiation one day and discovered a wall that was full of pictures that young children had drawn.  She commented on how cute it was that the children of patients had decorated the wall, and the technician told her that the drawings had actually been created by young patients themselves- little children who were fighting the same battle.  This touched Lisa so deeply and inspired her to send letters and donations to children who were faced with cancer- urging them not to give up and sharing her own story with them.
For my part, it's extremely difficult to put into words all that Lisa has meant to me, and all that she will continue to mean to me throughout my life.  I have an enormous space in my heart that belongs to her exclusively, and that space will always be filled with memories of the millions of moments that we spent together laughing, crying, holding hands and supporting each other through the good times and the difficult times.  Her pain was my pain, and her joy was my joy the best times in my life have been the simplest moments with her- sharing a chocolate sundae, sitting on the front porch on a summer day, looking at her across a room and knowing exactly what she was thinking or why she had burst into laughter, even if it was the most subtle thing that no one else would understand.  She often said that we could communicate without talking, and she was right.
I know that the pain of losing my beautiful little sister is a wound that time will never heal, but I also know that she will truly be with me forever and always- guiding me through my decisions with her wise, diplomatic voice; cheering my children on as they learn to dance, to sing and to read; and laughing along with me whenever I watch one of our favourite movies or listen to a song that had special meaning to us.
Most of all, I will feel her holding my hand during difficult times in my own life, helping me to be brave and to remember that the tough times can open a person's eyes to all of the beauty in the world, and to the privilege of simply being alive.
Around the time of her 27th birthday, Lisa wrote in her journal:  "The cancer brought me such a keen awareness of the joy and love in my life, and the beauty of those around me.  To say I feel blessed for having created or lucked into this life is an understatement; a poor articulation of my heart.  I have the greatest family, and greatest friends, the greatest boyfriend, the greatest dog and the greatest life!"  
I love you Lisa.  Our souls will forever be entwined.

Born: Sep 10, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario

Died: Jun 14, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario

Obituary

CORISTINE, Lisa- On Monday, June 14, 2004 at her home. Lisa Coristine, cherished daughter of Marlene and Michael Hartsman, and Meredith and Olivia Coristine. Loving sister and sister-in-law of Jen and David Zelovitzky, Mikey, and Katie, and step-sister of Alicia and Alanna Hartsman. Dear aunt of Madeline Claire. Beloved niece of Eric and Carole Denver, Heather and Clive Shragge, Linda and Selwyn Cainer, and Carol Coristine. Lisa will be dearly missed by her many cousins and friends. Funeral service Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (1 light west of Dufferin) on Tuesday, June 15th, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. Interment Community section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Shiva 39 Napa Hill Court, Thornhill. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Lisa Coristine Memorial Fund for Hospital for Sick Children c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324

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Jennifer Zelovitzky

June 13, 2014

Message from Raegan Katz:
My dearest Lea (and all her many, many admirers),
What´s long known is how you are stunningly gorgeous, killer bod, smartest person I´ve ever known- academically and otherwise, hilarious, thoughtful, talented beyond what should be considered legal!, light hearted and old-souled all combined-
What maybe people don´t know is that you were a teacher long before you became a teacher.
A list would be too exhaustive for me to detail out all the things you brought into my life that I carry with me until today, and will forever.
I carry a piece of you wherever I go. You taught me so much about not judging a book by its cover, and how you would reveal my truth if I didn´t ante up first. You let me bask in the glory that the love of words brought you, and all the images it conveys. But best, you taught me that laughing until your nose flares with emerging snorts is where it´s at. You taught me it´s ok for friendship to ride the full gamut of emotions and know that the thread of knowing is always there. I´m trying to think less of voids, and feel blessed to have been in your sphere. You know I always felt unlucky, but I now know that I´ve hit many jackpots. I carry it with me. To me, you are and were always, magic. 
 Love always and forever, a forever admirer and fan, Me. ___________________________________________________________________ 
To me you´re perfect imperfection A laughing bean We danced around in circles And you danced around in light You shone in your transparency And showed through the cracks of underpinnings With squeeze of bricks abroad You winced the razors words cut deep And heart filled with love of flawed I know you in my mirror I have you in my pocket And soul birth child glimmer It ebbed and flowed, yet still remains A special link, a special day Gratitude revealed Thank you for your gifts, my friend Thank you for my gift

Jennifer Zelovitzky

May 17, 2014

Dear Lisa,

When you first passed away, my greatest fear was that I would forget what it felt like to have you here. Your voice, your smile, the feel of your hugs and the sound of your laughter were all things I thought would fade with time. I'm so relieved that 10 years later, they are still as vivid in my memory as they ever were. In fact, I have found that over time I remember 'healthy' Lisa much more often than 'sick Lisa', which is a mixed blessing, because it reminds me of all the potential that was lost when you were taken from us.

Mostly, I think about the relationship that Maddie and Becky missed out on. We were so close in age, your children and mine would have grown up together like siblings. My daughters would have benefitted so much from having you in their lives...they would have learned from you and loved hearing your stories so much. I talk about you with them all the time and keep you very present in their lives so that they feel as though they know you. Little things, like your love of Dairy Queen, your fear of spiders, your ability to truly dance as though no one was watching, and your talent for doing handstands in the pool, which Becky seems to have inherited. The girls, David and I have continued your holiday tradition of donating toys to the needy, and it makes us feel very close to you when we make our annual trip to Toy Mountain to deliver a trunk full of toys.

Of course, it's impossible not to feel a little sorry for myself that I lost the closest person on earth to me. A decade later, and I still have trouble believing that you're not there to call when I have a funny story or need an opinion on something. I hope that you would be proud of the person I've become, because every day I try to live with the sense of integrity and morality that I learned from you (in all fairness, you set the bar kinda high for us mere mortals, but I do try). You would always look at a situation and say "what was that person's intention?" and use that as your guide, rather than the outcome, and that is something I greatly admired about you and think about every day.

Although you thought (and even told me) that I was "crazy" to consider med school, I want you to know that every time I have a tough call shift or a difficult situation at the hospital, I think about your strength and the original reasons why I wanted to help people, and it helps me to give 110% no matter how tired I am.

In the relatively short number of years we had together, you taught me so much, and I will do my best to put it to good use. I miss you, love you, and think about you everyday.

All my love,
Jen

Jennifer Zelovitzky

May 17, 2014

Message from Allison Denver:

Dear Lisa,

Although you are gone I think of you often and love that I still see you in my dreams. I have so many wonderful memories that it's hard to just name a few. I loved our ski trips, dance classes, and sleepovers. I loved that you were there to drive me to university out of town when I was nervous. I loved sharing my heartaches and heart joys with you.
Thank you for all the beautiful memories,

Love your cousin Alli

Jennifer Zelovitzky

May 17, 2014

Message from Melissa Byer:

My dearest Lisa,

Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I can still hear your laughter. See the passion in your eyes when you talked about one of your favorite books. Your grace and beauty as you danced. I try to remember all the good times. And now I have someone new to share my memories of you with, my son, Leo, who was named after you. He has an angel's kiss on his forehead. I think you gave him that. He scrunches up his nose like you did when you were a baby and his eyes twinkle when he he smiles. I hope that he will inherit your kindness, sense of humor and passion. I promise you, Lisa, that I will always tell him stories about you and always keep you alive in our hearts.

Jennifer Zelovitzky

May 17, 2014

Message from Karen (Denver) Hunt

Growing up i always marvelled at Lisa and her natural ability to excel at the performing arts. i was in awe of her natural beauty, her success as an actress in things like being the Becker's girl, Ripley's believe it or not, her Kool Aid commercial and many more things. I have to say i wanted to be like her and that was not even taking into account all the friends she had and all her accomplishments. When her cancer was hit, I didn't believe it would be fatal. She amazed me with her ability to travel to places like china and climbing it's famous "great wall" during remission. I drew inspiration how she lived a life with humour and grace. Every time I look at photos of all us "cousins" I smile because her smiles were so genuine. I still don't know how she did it, but I am so glad she was my cousin, my family and I miss her and think of her often.

Jennifer Zelovitzky

June 10, 2014

Message from Jackie Taitz:

Ten years, it feels like a lifetime.
So much has happened since then, so many changes.
And yet Li is still as present in my life and in my heart as if it were yesterday.
She is a part of who I am, a part of my foundation.
Her friendship gave me the courage to reach, to explore, to grow.
I loved her then and I love her now.
I miss her still, but she is here.
Always.

Jennifer Zelovitzky

June 10, 2014

Message from Jennifer (Derlis) Maki:

Lisa was an amazing actress, teacher, poet, singer, dancer, and a truly vivid story-teller. A beautiful and vibrant person, inside and out. She was, and still is, an inspiration to all of us. I feel very privileged to have known her. Lisa, you are deeply missed by all who had the gift of having you in their lives.

Jennifer Zelovitzky

June 10, 2014

Message from Ilana Stein:

I met Lisa through a close friend and instantly knew that she was someone I wanted to become friends with. Lisa was incredibly friendly, warm and funny. She instantly clicked with everyone in my group of friends. Even though Lisa and I only knew each other for a few short years she had a great impact on me. We often spoke about teaching, as we were both in the profession, and it was obvious how passionate she was about her career. She worked so hard to prepare creative lessons and the best units for her classes and really went the extra mile for her students. Lisa cared so much about what she did everyday in the classroom. I remember evenings out with group of friends with lots of laughter and discussions about relationships. She was so wise about love and life and just the kind of person who always had a positive attitude about everything. Lisa really touched us with her incredible strength, courage, intelligence and kind soul. She was a beautiful person inside and out! I was so lucky to have known her and learn so much from her. She is greatly missed!

Jennifer Zelovitzky

June 9, 2014

(From Mikey)
Lisa, I am so grateful that I still dream about you.  Our conversations are always so incredibly real.  In each dream, I am aware that you used to be dead, but somehow there is always a reasonable explanation as to how you were brought back to life.   We take walks together and just talk.  You are exactly as I prayed I would remember: happy, healthy, beautiful and wise.  Even though I often wake up beside myself with grief, there is also immense relief that you are still with me.  I would not trade those conversations for anything.  Whenever I think of you, it's still your bravery that resonates most.  I am such a baby when it comes to my health.  My mind immediately goes to terrible places before the doctor eventually tells me "it´s nothing".  Then I reflect on how you lived with such debilitating pain for the greater part of four years.  I will never understand how you got out of bed every day, put on a smile and carried on your business with the knowledge that you were battling such unrelenting cancer.  As much as your soulful poems provide a small glimpse into your thoughts and your determination, I can only imagine how afraid you really were.    On your last lucid day, you sat up in your bed and thanked us for everything.  I wish I would have said thank you. I could never have realized how much you have actually given me.  Rest assured that your legacy will continue to live on with my own family: we talk about you as if you only left us yesterday, your degree and picture hang proudly in our house and I have worn my special necklace every day since you died - Sasha already knows that it´s for Aunty Lisa.  One day, Sasha and Naomi will cherish all of the videos, pictures and keepsakes, just like all of us already do.
Until I see you again in a future dream, I look forward to the next time I'm driving in the car, lying in bed, or sitting at my desk when the mere thought of you causes me to well up out of nowhere.  The grieving process might be eternally difficult, but it is equally comforting and special.
I love you.
Mikey

Carole & Eric Denver

June 14, 2014

What a wonderful tribute that Lisa's family has put together to honour such a remarkable young woman on this sad 10th anniversary of her passing.

Looking through this amazing journey, we have laughed and we have cried and most of all, we have remembered and will never ever forget her. She is in our thoughts and prayers every day and it has been an honour and a privilege to be her aunt and uncle.

May God bless all of you! All our love, always.

Michelle Kapelus

June 14, 2014

I remember meeting Lisa when I was in grade 9 and had become friends with Jen. A year later, Lisa was in grade 9 and as we performed in school plays together, she was no longer Jen's little sister, but someone I considered a true friend. Lisa was so beautiful and kind and funny. She was talented in so many ways, and modest about all of it. For a while after she passed, I would see a stranger on the street who had a Lisa-like quality about her and think "Oh, there's Lisa!" Then I would be brought back to reality and feel so much sadness. But, perhaps, I should have reflected on these moments as proof that a soul such as Lisa's is eternal.

Linda Cainer

June 14, 2014

Lisa came into my life through a marriage between her grandfather Harold and my mother Judith. I always enjoyed her company through family get togethers and loved talking to her. Most of our conversations were about her teaching and how she enjoyed her students. Passing on knowledge was important and living honourable was important.
She was a beautiful person both inside and out.
I think of Lisa often ...thinking how her family loved her and how an exceptional bond they have between each other.

Linda

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Robin, Laurie, Lisa and Jackie

June 13, 2014

Li and Amir - (2002)

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Lisa and Dad

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With Ami, post-op - (7/2002)

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Show of solidarity - (9/2002) - Trying on some options with Jen and Mar

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Wigging out with Amir and Jackie - (2002)

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Mike's special present for Li - (2002)

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Mike and Li - (2002)

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Recovering with Pookie - (8/2002)

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Bridesmaid Gifts - (11/16/2002) - The day before Jen's wedding

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With Alli - (2002)

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Cute Wig - (2002)

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With Amir - (2002)

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Sisters - (2002)

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With Ami - (11/17/2002)

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At Jen and Dave's Wedding - (11/17/2002)

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Alli and Jon's Wedding - (7/2003)

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Alli and Jon's Wedding - (7/2003)

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Alli's Wedding - (7/2003)

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Dancing at Alli and Jon's Wedding - (7/2003)

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With Aunty Carole, Mar and Ilana Cainer - (10/23/2003) - Lisa threw a surprise birthday party for our mom.

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Mike's Bar Mitzvah - (5/30/1993)

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Mike's Bar Mitzvah - (5/30/1993)

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Mike's Bar Mitzvah - (5/30/1993)

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Visiting Dad's place in Whitevale - (1998)

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Mar's bday - (10/23/2000)

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Katie's apartment at Western - (9/2000)

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On the set of Young and the Restless

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On the set of Young and Restless

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Lisa and Larry

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Robin, Lisa and Jackie New Years Eve - (1996)

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Robin and Lisa at Serendipity 3 NYC

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Lisa, Robin and Jackie

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Lisa and Robin

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Robin and Lisa in NYC

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Lisa, Jackie and Raegan

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Jackie and Lisa

June 10, 2014

The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf - (2001) - An original play that Lisa co-wrote and directed with her Grade 6 class at Mabin School. She's sitting near the 3 of hearts

June 10, 2014

Niagara Falls with Stephanie and Jen

June 7, 2014

In Niagara Falls with Jen Derlis

June 7, 2014

A night out with friends

June 7, 2014

Lisa and Jen - (1981)

May 23, 2014

(1999) - Lisa, Jon, Alli and Karen

May 23, 2014

Maid of Honour - (11/17/2002)

May 17, 2014

Li and Jen - (7/2002)

May 17, 2014

Zach interviewing Jen and Lisa - (11/17/2002)

May 17, 2014

Lisa's 25th birthday - (9/10/2000)

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Maid of Honour Speech - (11/17/2002)

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Robin, Li, Nicky, Amir,Jackie and Laurie - (7/2002)

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Jen, Mike and Lisa - (1/2001) - We were about to go see "Mamma Mia"

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A day at Edwards Gardens - (7/2002)

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Lisa's 8th birthday - (9/10/1984) - Robin Berholz and Karen help her celebrate

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Jen and Li - (11/17/2002)

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With Dad - (11/17/2002)

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Lisa with Jackie, Laurie and Robin - (11/17/2002)

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Summer Lady - (1992) - Lisa in a performance of The Snow Queen at Markham Theatre

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Lisa's 13th birthday - (9/10/1988)

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Lisa with baby Katie - (9/1981) - Lisa had just turned 6

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Hanging out in Lisa's room - (7/2002)

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Lisa at the Vid Kids launch party - (1985)

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Lisa's grade 1 school picture - (1981)

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Lisa the Magician - (1982) - Performing at a family birthday party

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Lisa and Maddie - (6/9/2004)

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Lisa and Maddie - (4/27/2004)

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McDonald's Commercial with Ernie Whitt - (1986) - Fun note: it was on the set of this commercial that Lisa did her Scarlett O'Hara impression for the director and was cast in her famous Kool Aid commercial!

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Lisa, Mom and Katie - (11/17/2002)

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Las Vegas - (8/1997)

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Amir and Lisa - (12/2001)

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Dance recital - (1981)

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Mike, Lisa and Jen - (3/2001) - Lisa came out to Vancouver to help us settle in

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You are my sunshine - (1981) - Lisa at her dance recital

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Reading Maeve Binchy - (12/2002)

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Cancun Mexico, 1998 - (12/1998)

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POGO party at Castle Loma - (12/2001)

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Lisa and Pookie - (1988)

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The original selfie - (1994)

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Lisa's 3rd Birthday - (9/10/1978) - Custom sign made by Zadie Harold

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Lisa's 6th Birthday - (9/10/1981) - Mikey is wondering whether he can have cake

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Lisa with our puppy Mickey - (1988) - Mickey passed away about 2 weeks after we brought him home, and his 'replacement' was Pookie, who lived to be 18 years old

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Lisa's 23rd birthday - (9/10/1998) - At The Pickle Barrel

May 17, 2014

Harold and Judith Spiegelman's wedding - (1978) - Jen, Lisa, Marlene and Mer

May 17, 2014

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