Corcoran, James Harrison "Harry"
The Post Star
South Glens Falls - James Harrison "Harry" Corcoran, 73, of South Glens Falls passes away at his home on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Born March 30, 1934 in Glens Falls, the son of Thomas Beecher, Sr. and Jane (Cooper) Corcoran.
He attended and graduated from South Glens Falls School where he played soccer and basketball.
He was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland and aboard the USS Lloyd Thomas DDE.
Jim married Dympna Waters, a native of Ireland, in 1955, in Baltimore. He was a Policeman in Baltimore for 10 years before returning to South Glens Falls. He worked for 22 years at Hercules and Ciba Geigy.
Jim had enjoyed time coaching both boys little league and girls softball.
For 30 years Jim ushered at St. Michaels Church, and was also an active member of the (A.O.H.) Ancient Order of Hibernians. In these 30 years he and his wife visited Ireland 24 times.
Jim was a proud member of The American Legion Post No. 233 Korean War Veterans - Chapter 60 The VFW Post 2475 of Glens Falls, where he was a past Commander.
He will be buried with Military Honors, provided by the above mentioned.
He was also a member of the Lloyd Thomas Association, Tin Can Sailors Association and the Naval Veterans (NAVETS) Association.
He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Thomas and Theodore.
Survivors besides his wife, Dympna Corcoran of South Glens Falls; and his four children, Kathleen Corcoran of Paris, Maine; Jay Corcoran of Canaveral, Fla; Colleen and her husband, Jeff Cicotte, of Merrimack, N.H.; Loreen and her husband, Craig Mitchell, of Eldersburg, Md.; grandchildren; Nathaniel, Ian, Whitney and McKenzie of Auburn, Maine; Jamii of Loudenville, N.Y.; Madison and Cullen of Merrimack, N.H.; Mallory James, Stuart Harrison and Calin Anna of Eldersburg, Md.; great grandchildren Cobey and Izabella; brother, Richard and his wife, Patricia, of South Glens Falls; brothers in law, Sean Waters, of Canarfon, Wales, Michael Waters of Enniskerry County Wicklow, Ireland; sisters in law, Nora Corcoran, and Phyllis Ebert; and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2007, at St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, with Father Robert Nugent and Father Joseph Gough, officiating.
The burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Main Street, South Glens Falls.
Pallbearers will be brothers Mallory and Sturart Grantham, Craig Mitchell, Jell Cicotte, Nathaniel Bullock and Brian Murray.
Family and friends are invited and may call from 4 to 8 p.m. , on Thursday, July 5 , 2007 at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 94 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls.
Those who wish may send a rememberance in his name to the Bishops Appeal, In care of St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, NY 12803
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Jim also enjoyed genealogy and along with his wife Dympna they researched for many hours the families of Corcoran and Reardon. Many of his records can be viewed on Ancestry.com.
The Post Star
South Glens Falls - James Harrison "Harry" Corcoran, 73, of South Glens Falls passes away at his home on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Born March 30, 1934 in Glens Falls, the son of Thomas Beecher, Sr. and Jane (Cooper) Corcoran.
He attended and graduated from South Glens Falls School where he played soccer and basketball.
He was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland and aboard the USS Lloyd Thomas DDE.
Jim married Dympna Waters, a native of Ireland, in 1955, in Baltimore. He was a Policeman in Baltimore for 10 years before returning to South Glens Falls. He worked for 22 years at Hercules and Ciba Geigy.
Jim had enjoyed time coaching both boys little league and girls softball.
For 30 years Jim ushered at St. Michaels Church, and was also an active member of the (A.O.H.) Ancient Order of Hibernians. In these 30 years he and his wife visited Ireland 24 times.
Jim was a proud member of The American Legion Post No. 233 Korean War Veterans - Chapter 60 The VFW Post 2475 of Glens Falls, where he was a past Commander.
He will be buried with Military Honors, provided by the above mentioned.
He was also a member of the Lloyd Thomas Association, Tin Can Sailors Association and the Naval Veterans (NAVETS) Association.
He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Thomas and Theodore.
Survivors besides his wife, Dympna Corcoran of South Glens Falls; and his four children, Kathleen Corcoran of Paris, Maine; Jay Corcoran of Canaveral, Fla; Colleen and her husband, Jeff Cicotte, of Merrimack, N.H.; Loreen and her husband, Craig Mitchell, of Eldersburg, Md.; grandchildren; Nathaniel, Ian, Whitney and McKenzie of Auburn, Maine; Jamii of Loudenville, N.Y.; Madison and Cullen of Merrimack, N.H.; Mallory James, Stuart Harrison and Calin Anna of Eldersburg, Md.; great grandchildren Cobey and Izabella; brother, Richard and his wife, Patricia, of South Glens Falls; brothers in law, Sean Waters, of Canarfon, Wales, Michael Waters of Enniskerry County Wicklow, Ireland; sisters in law, Nora Corcoran, and Phyllis Ebert; and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2007, at St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, with Father Robert Nugent and Father Joseph Gough, officiating.
The burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Main Street, South Glens Falls.
Pallbearers will be brothers Mallory and Sturart Grantham, Craig Mitchell, Jell Cicotte, Nathaniel Bullock and Brian Murray.
Family and friends are invited and may call from 4 to 8 p.m. , on Thursday, July 5 , 2007 at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 94 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls.
Those who wish may send a rememberance in his name to the Bishops Appeal, In care of St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, NY 12803
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Jim also enjoyed genealogy and along with his wife Dympna they researched for many hours the families of Corcoran and Reardon. Many of his records can be viewed on Ancestry.com.
Corcoran, James Harrison "Harry"
The Post Star
South Glens Falls - James Harrison "Harry" Corcoran, 73, of South Glens Falls passes away at his home on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Born March 30, 1934 in Glens Falls, the son of Thomas Beecher, Sr. and Jane (Cooper) Corcoran.
He attended and graduated from South Glens Falls School where he played soccer and basketball.
He was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland and aboard the USS Lloyd Thomas DDE.
Jim married Dympna Waters, a native of Ireland, in 1955, in Baltimore. He was a Policeman in Baltimore for 10 years before returning to South Glens Falls. He worked for 22 years at Hercules and Ciba Geigy.
Jim had enjoyed time coaching both boys little league and girls softball.
For 30 years Jim ushered at St. Michaels Church, and was also an active member of the (A.O.H.) Ancient Order of Hibernians. In these 30 years he and his wife visited Ireland 24 times.
Jim was a proud member of The American Legion Post No. 233 Korean War Veterans - Chapter 60 The VFW Post 2475 of Glens Falls, where he was a past Commander.
He will be buried with Military Honors, provided by the above mentioned.
He was also a member of the Lloyd Thomas Association, Tin Can Sailors Association and the Naval Veterans (NAVETS) Association.
He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Thomas and Theodore.
Survivors besides his wife, Dympna Corcoran of South Glens Falls; and his four children, Kathleen Corcoran of Paris, Maine; Jay Corcoran of Canaveral, Fla; Colleen and her husband, Jeff Cicotte, of Merrimack, N.H.; Loreen and her husband, Craig Mitchell, of Eldersburg, Md.; grandchildren; Nathaniel, Ian, Whitney and McKenzie of Auburn, Maine; Jamii of Loudenville, N.Y.; Madison and Cullen of Merrimack, N.H.; Mallory James, Stuart Harrison and Calin Anna of Eldersburg, Md.; great grandchildren Cobey and Izabella; brother, Richard and his wife, Patricia, of South Glens Falls; brothers in law, Sean Waters, of Canarfon, Wales, Michael Waters of Enniskerry County Wicklow, Ireland; sisters in law, Nora Corcoran, and Phyllis Ebert; and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2007, at St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, with Father Robert Nugent and Father Joseph Gough, officiating.
The burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Main Street, South Glens Falls.
Pallbearers will be brothers Mallory and Sturart Grantham, Craig Mitchell, Jell Cicotte, Nathaniel Bullock and Brian Murray.
Family and friends are invited and may call from 4 to 8 p.m. , on Thursday, July 5 , 2007 at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 94 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls.
Those who wish may send a rememberance in his name to the Bishops Appeal, In care of St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, NY 12803
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Jim also enjoyed genealogy and along with his wife Dympna they researched for many hours the families of Corcoran and Reardon. Many of his records can be viewed on Ancestry.com.
The Post Star
South Glens Falls - James Harrison "Harry" Corcoran, 73, of South Glens Falls passes away at his home on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Born March 30, 1934 in Glens Falls, the son of Thomas Beecher, Sr. and Jane (Cooper) Corcoran.
He attended and graduated from South Glens Falls School where he played soccer and basketball.
He was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland and aboard the USS Lloyd Thomas DDE.
Jim married Dympna Waters, a native of Ireland, in 1955, in Baltimore. He was a Policeman in Baltimore for 10 years before returning to South Glens Falls. He worked for 22 years at Hercules and Ciba Geigy.
Jim had enjoyed time coaching both boys little league and girls softball.
For 30 years Jim ushered at St. Michaels Church, and was also an active member of the (A.O.H.) Ancient Order of Hibernians. In these 30 years he and his wife visited Ireland 24 times.
Jim was a proud member of The American Legion Post No. 233 Korean War Veterans - Chapter 60 The VFW Post 2475 of Glens Falls, where he was a past Commander.
He will be buried with Military Honors, provided by the above mentioned.
He was also a member of the Lloyd Thomas Association, Tin Can Sailors Association and the Naval Veterans (NAVETS) Association.
He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Thomas and Theodore.
Survivors besides his wife, Dympna Corcoran of South Glens Falls; and his four children, Kathleen Corcoran of Paris, Maine; Jay Corcoran of Canaveral, Fla; Colleen and her husband, Jeff Cicotte, of Merrimack, N.H.; Loreen and her husband, Craig Mitchell, of Eldersburg, Md.; grandchildren; Nathaniel, Ian, Whitney and McKenzie of Auburn, Maine; Jamii of Loudenville, N.Y.; Madison and Cullen of Merrimack, N.H.; Mallory James, Stuart Harrison and Calin Anna of Eldersburg, Md.; great grandchildren Cobey and Izabella; brother, Richard and his wife, Patricia, of South Glens Falls; brothers in law, Sean Waters, of Canarfon, Wales, Michael Waters of Enniskerry County Wicklow, Ireland; sisters in law, Nora Corcoran, and Phyllis Ebert; and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2007, at St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, with Father Robert Nugent and Father Joseph Gough, officiating.
The burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Main Street, South Glens Falls.
Pallbearers will be brothers Mallory and Sturart Grantham, Craig Mitchell, Jell Cicotte, Nathaniel Bullock and Brian Murray.
Family and friends are invited and may call from 4 to 8 p.m. , on Thursday, July 5 , 2007 at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 94 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls.
Those who wish may send a rememberance in his name to the Bishops Appeal, In care of St. Michael's the Archangel Church, 80 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls, NY 12803
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Jim also enjoyed genealogy and along with his wife Dympna they researched for many hours the families of Corcoran and Reardon. Many of his records can be viewed on Ancestry.com.
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