Francis Ivan Corcoran

Francis Ivan Corcoran was born on March, 29, 1936, in Charlottetown, PEI and passed away on May, 31, 2015, in Calgary, AB at the age of 79 years. He was predeceased by his parents Francis and Mary (Mamie) Corcoran, and two brothers, Ralph and Lindsay. Frank is survived by his wife of 57 years Helen; brothers Leo of Oshawa, ON and Allan (Sharon) of Nine Mile River, NS; four sisters Marina (Ted) Gorman of Bridgewater, NS, Roberta Verge of Falmouth, NS, Sheila Sandoz of Cole Harbor, NS and Karen Rock of Sackville, NS; three children Diane (Norman) Massey of Calgary, AB, Cathy (Clayton) Leavitt of Estevan, SK and Darrell (Corrinne) of Calgary, AB; nine grandchildren Stuart, Nicole, Jared, Carmen, Craig, Clifford, Christopher, Candace and Cassandra; and nine great-grandchildren Jayden, Austin, Brittney, Sienna, Rosalie, Liam, Sarah, Emily and Luke. Frank grew up in Halifax, NS. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1955 and served for 25 years in RCASC with various postings in: Alberta and Ontario; with UN Peacekeeping Force in Egypt in 1961 and NATO in Germany from 1965-68. He retired from the CAF in Calgary in 1980 and worked for Trimac Transportation for 12 years before beginning “A Great Run” as a snowbird in Yuma, AZ for 23 years. Frank’s passions were playing the mandolin, guitar, and fiddle; as well as restoring and cruising in his vintage cars. He dearly loved his family and got great pleasure from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; many lifelong friends from the military; his jamming partners; gym buddies; and the “Lake People”. A Service will be held at FOSTER’S GARDEN CHAPEL, 3220 – 4 Street N.W., Calgary (across from Queen’s Park Cemetery) on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at 200 – 325 Manning Rd NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 2P5. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family via the website www.fostersgardenchapel.ca.

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