John Thomas Corbett

1937 - 2023  (85 years)

• Name	John Thomas Corbett
  Born	16 Nov 1937
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-62657
  Died	10 Sep 2023	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I62657	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Muriel Weber
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F16361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Thomas Corbett 16 NOVEMBER, 1937 \endash 10 SEPTEMBER, 2023 Mr. Baseball has rounded third base and crossed home plate. John passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Grand River Hospital at the age of 85. Beloved husband to Muriel (nee Weber) of 58 wonderful years. Loving father to Joanne (nee Corbett) Ziegler and Adam Ziegler (spouse) and John Corbett Jr. Proud Grandpa to Katerina "Kate" Ziegler. Dear brother to Betty Jo (nee Corbett) Watson and brother-in-law to: Marion Reeve Yake, Ivadell Weber and Lloyd Weber, Marion Weber and Meryle Baird Service and Mike Service. John is predeceased by his parents: John and Velma Corbett (nee Parks), parents-in-law Melvin and Agnes Weber, brothers-in-law: Harold Reeves, Verne Weber, Frank Baird and Lynn Watson. John will be sadly missed and most lovingly remembered by his nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. John was involved in many aspects of the Waterloo Region School Board and Cambridge (and extended community). From his early years of teaching in Mount Forest, to being a teacher, principal, and coach in the community, John was instrumental in the foundations of Cambridge Minor Football and a lifetime of Cambridge Minor Baseball. You could find John at the Cambridge Skating Races with students and teachers or on the playing field of the school he ran. Being with the kids was the most important part of the journey. John taught at St. Andrew's before becoming a principal at the following schools: Wrigley Corners, Branchton, Little Corner, Dickson, Central and Manchester. But above all came John's family (including the dog Jeter), friends, and . . . his love of baseball. Friends and family will be received on Friday, September 15th, 2023 at T. Little Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, Cambridge (519-623-1290) from 4 - 8 p.m. A private family service and interment will be held the following day. Please join us for the seventh-inning stretch on Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 4-8 p.m. at the Armenian Community Centre of Cambridge, 15 International Village Drive, Cambridge. As expressions of sympathy, donations made in John's memory to the Cambridge & District Humane Society, the National Service Dogs of Canada (local) or the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame would be greatly appreciated. Please visit www.tlittlefuneralhome.com to leave messages of condolence for the Corbett family Published online September 13, 2023 in the Waterloo Record John Corbett Obituary - Cambridge, ON (2023). Available at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/cambridge-on/john-corbett-11446616 (Accessed: 13 September 2023).

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 10 Sep 2023 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth