Corinne Crowley

Corinne R. Crowley, 97, of Thawville peacefully passed away at 8:26 am Saturday February 18, 2023 at the Prairieview Lutheran Home in Danforth. Private family services will be held.  Memorial contributions may be made to an organization of the donor’s choice.

Corinne was born August 17, 1925 in Champaign County, a daughter of Roland R. and Faye (Green) Resler. She married Dwight H. Crowley  on June  4, 1948 in Fisher.

She is survived by her husband of seventy-four years Dwight Crowley of Thawville. Two sons Michael (Julie) Crowley of Thawville and Merrill (Pam) Crowley of Watseka. Four grandchildren August Crowley, Ben Crowley, Heather (Harrison) Nguyen and Ashlee (Trevor Carter) Kissack; six great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Also, one brother. She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings.

Corrine graduated from Illinois State University in 1946 with a degree in education. She was one of the last teachers to teach in the rural school house outside of Fisher. Upon her marriage to Dwight, she stayed home to raise their family. Corinne was a very talented pianist and played the piano for over twenty-five years at the Onarga Christian Church. She was a 4H leader and a Boy Scout Den Mother for her boys. She will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her.