Mary Corbett

October 5, 1923 - March 12, 2019

Mary returned home to the Lord after a lifetime of service to others. She was a beloved daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, and teacher. She was the second child of John and Hannorah Corbett. Mary entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Charity at Mt St. Vincent College in New York on Feb 2, 1942. She completed her vows in 1950 becoming Sister Anne Maureen. While at Mt. St. Vincent she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Education. She began her career as a first grade teacher for fifty-five first grade boys. She taught for 52 years grades one through college. On weekends and during summer breaks she completed a Master’s degree in Education at Providence College in 1966, a Master’s degree in Religious Studies at Manhattan college in 1969, and in 1985 received her Doctorate in Philosophy at NYU. During this time she also spent a year as a missionary in the Bahamas teaching and visiting the Leper colony every week. The last nineteen years of her teaching career were spent at King’s Park High School in New York. She was nominated for and received the New York Teacher of Excellence Award. Upon retiring, she continued her pursuit of education taking classes through OLLI ( Oschner Life Long Learning Institute), indulged her love of travel, and developed a passion for Bridge. She volunteered at Brookhaven Hospital and spent eight years as a literacy volunteer at her local library. She left New York in 2018 and moved to Colorado Springs. There she made new friends , played with a new bridge group, and found fellowship in Bible study. She leaves behind one cousin, 54 nieces, nephews, grand and great grand nieces and nephews and many friends. She will be missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to: St. Joseph the Worker Church 510 Narragansett Ave Patchogue, NY 11772 OR The VFW Processing Center PO Box 8958 Topeka, Ks. 66608-8958 OR Charity of Donor’s Choice