Corinne Ann Kurie, a resident of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023. She was 87. Corinne was born on November 19, 1935 in Lynn, Massachusetts to the late Joseph L. and Lillian N. (Whiteway) Doyle. She worked for over 30 years as a mobility instructor for the blind and visually impaired at Helen Keller Services for the Blind, in Brooklyn, NY.
As a young girl, she saw WWII troops and sailors heading out into the Atlantic from a beach near Boston. As a young woman, she sold her ‘57 Chevy (yes, a ‘57 Chevy!) for money to move to New York City. There she rented an apartment with her roommate, Joan, and they went on to have a fantastic best friend friendship for over 60 years. In the 1960’s, she marched for civil rights, women's rights and against the Vietnam War. Her career with the blind and visually impaired entailed teaching clients the NYC subway and bus system, travel for work or school and around their own neighborhoods. After retirement, she and her cat “Panda Kat” moved from Queens, NY to Croton-on-Hudson, NY where she saw her grandchildren grow into teenagers and then head off to college.
She is survived by her son David, daughter-in-law Jeannette and her two grandchildren Joelle and Renée.
All services are private.
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