Mary Corbett

Mary Elizabeth Corbett of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Sharon, PA, passed away of ovarian cancer while under hospice care on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at home. She was 62. Mary was born December 15, 1953, in Sharon, a daughter of Paul P. Corbett, Sr. and Patricia Callahan Corbett. She was a 1971 alumna of Sharon High School and received her bachelor's degree from Penn State University. Mary was employed by Dave Roberson Ministries, Tulsa, OK, for thirty years as the Operations Director and Executive Assistant and traveled throughout the world. She also traveled to Latvia working with the children at the Sparrow's Nest orphanage. She was a former member of St. Joseph's Church, Sharon. She is survived by her mother, Patricia Corbett, Sharon; two sisters, Margaret "Peggy" Bonniger and her husband Richard Bonniger, Sr., Erie, PA; and Kathleen "Kitty" Mentrek and her husband Robert, Sharon; and four brothers, Paul "Flip" Corbett, Jr. and his wife Sharon, Sharon, PA; Patrick "Pat" Corbett and his wife Carol, Fair Haven, NJ; John "Jack" Corbett, Windermere, FL; and Frank Corbett, Sharon. She also leaves several loving nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews; a special friend, Ceneca Calvert, who cared for Mary during her illness; and her "Tulsa Family." Mary was preceded in death by her father. As per Mary's request, memorial contributions may be made to The Sparrow's Nest, 1818 W. 86 th , Tulsa, OK 74132. There are no calling hours. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com or www.greencountrycremation.com. A private service will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment: St. Mary's Cemetery, Hermitage. Arrangements by J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Mary inevitably found the insecure and uncomfortable and invited them to be friends. She spoke to the good and worthiness inside of the broken and hurtful, helping them to believe better of themselves. She worked, spoke, and lived in integrity and elegant simplicity. She encompassed and carried with her a radiant, easy, unadorned beauty. Mary shared generously from her storehouse of wealth-the invaluableness of a patience tempered through time, the immeasurable kindness of a soul familiar with struggle, the precious wisdom garnered in fellowship with the Father's still, small voice, and the love of great price acquired through her submitted life to the One who stands near her now. Offer CondolencePrint