Zalewski Family Genealogy
Thomas Francis CORRIGAN, Sr[1, 2, 3]
1926 - 2017 (90 years)-
Name Thomas Francis CORRIGAN Suffix Sr Birth 27 Apr 1926 Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Death 25 Jan 2017 Torch Lake, Houghton, Michigan, United States [3] Burial 30 Jan 2017 Lake Linden, Houghton, Michigan, United States [3] Address:
Mount Calvary CemeteryPerson ID I295 Zalewski Family Last Modified 27 Jan 2017
Father Maurice Earl CORRIGAN, b. 28 Dec 1898, Sanborn, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States d. 25 Mar 1990, Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, United States (Age 91 years) Mother Agnes Katherine BRAATZ, b. 4 Feb 1903, Mellen, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States d. 9 Apr 1998, Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States (Age 95 years) Marriage 12 Apr 1923 Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States Family ID F217 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jeanette Marilyn JOHNSON Marriage 29 Apr 1950 Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, United States [3] Notes - Thomas Corrigan and Family
Family ID F230 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2021
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Maurice & Agnes Corrigan
Maurice & Agnes (Braatz) Corrigan Family
Videos 1940s Home Video
Old home movies from the 1940s of the Corrigan family (mainly descendants of Thomas & Emma Jane (Firmenich) Corrigan.) Includes video from the Ashland, Wisconsin area, Iron Mountain, Michigan area, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, among others.Mary Jane (Corrigan) Zalewski Memorial Video
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Notes - Twin to Mary Jane
Died:
- Bootjack: Thomas Francis Corrigan, Sr., 90, of Bootjack, passed away unexpectedly at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium on January 25, 2017 with his family by his side.
He was born on April 27, 1926 in Ashland, Wisconsin, a son of Maurice and Agnes Corrigan. He attended schools in Kingsford, MI.
He Joined the Air Force in WWII, where he trained as an Air Traffic Controller. He worked at the Houghton County Airport, retiring in 1981.
He was married to Jeanette Johnson at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Calumet on April 29, 1950. He was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden.
Thomas loved his family. He always had a German shepherd by his side. He was proud of his Irish heritage.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister-Shirley, and twin sister-Jane.
He is survived by: his wife-Jeanette of Bootjack; 6 children-Thomas (Pat) of Chassell, Lawrence (Cecelia) of Bootjack, Michael (Nancy) of Bootjack, Edwin (Darlene) of Bootjack, Diane “Sissy” (Donald) Wareham of Tamarack, and Linda (Joe) Schneller of Bootjack; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; sister-Pat Rogalla of Wausau, WI; a brother-George (Virginia) Corrigan of Florida; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Monday at Saint Joseph Church in Lake Linden with Fr. Joseph Boakye Yiadom to officiate. Burial will be at the Mount Calvary Cemetery. The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is assisting the family.
Online condolences may be left at pearcefuneralhome.com
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Sources - [S189] 1930 US Census, Aurora, Florence Co., Wisconsin; 19-1; Sheet 11A; h.119 f.121; Thomas Corrigan; 3 March 2010.
- [S339] 1940 US Census, Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan; 22-2A; Sheet 8A; Household 142; Thomas F Corrigan; 3 April 2012.
- [S373] Obituary, Generic, Thomas Francis Corrigan, Sr; 27 January 2017; Pearce Funeral Home, Lake Lindne, Michigan; http://www.pearcefuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=687585.
- [S189] 1930 US Census, Aurora, Florence Co., Wisconsin; 19-1; Sheet 11A; h.119 f.121; Thomas Corrigan; 3 March 2010.