Mr. Stanley Bruce Corbett

February 15, 1923 – March 17, 2010

With his family at his side, Stan Corbett passed away peacefully, following a brief illness, on March 17, 2010 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, at the age of 87 years.

Stan will be remembered by his daughter Sue Troughton of Comox, B.C., his son Jim & wife Cheryl Bouvier, grandchildren Dominique and Aaron; and his brother Ozzie & wife Norma. He was predeceased by his wife Olive in 2002; his parents Harry and Katherine; his brothers Earl, Sonny, and Doug; and his sister Muriel.

Stan was born and raised in Kenora, and remembered fondly his days playing the violin in the school orchestra at Lakewood School. He worked for a short period of time with the railway, then with the paper mill in Kenora. It was in Kenora that he met his wife Olive, whom he married in 1949. In the 1950’s, Stan and Olive moved to Dryden, where Stan started a long career with the Dryden paper mill, where he worked until retiring in 1987 as superintendant of the steam plant. Stan received great satisfaction from his work with the paper mill, and took pride in the growth of the community of Dryden.

From the age of 16 on Stan enjoyed his camp on Lake of the Woods on property that he purchased with money earned from his paper route. Until the mid sixties, the trips from Dryden to camp included launching a boat on Longbow Lake and traversing the Longbow Dam as no road access was available. Stan grew tired of that routine and in the late sixties pioneered the construction of a branch road off of Kimberley Road. Following his retirement, he and Olive moved to the camp where they continued to enjoy the summers on Lake of the Woods. During winters, they enjoyed travelling, golfing and spending their time in Yuma, Arizona, where they developed many warm and lasting friendships. He will be missed by his friends and neighbours in the south.

A celebration of Stan’s life will be held on Friday, June 11, 2010, at Smith Camps on Lake of the Woods. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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