Published: July 18, 2008 11:27 am         

Michael A. ‘Corky’ Corcoran

Services for Michael A. “Corky” Corcoran, 56, Logansport, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Kroeger Funeral Home.

He died at 8:54 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008, in Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis.

Born March 24, 1952, in Logansport, he was the son of James L. “Boz” and Luella M. Grace Corcoran. He was married July 12, 1975, in Logansport, to Catherine “Sass” Hettinger, who survives.

Corky was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 60 and VFW Post 3790. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and especially his grandson, Jake.

Also surviving are daughter, Sarah Corcoran, Logansport; brothers, James Patrick (Karen) Corcoran, Randolph Lee (Lynn) Corcoran, and Joseph (Kim) Corcoran, all of Logansport; sisters, Judith Kay (Ed) Handziak, Warsaw, and Wendy Louise (Nate) Reynolds, Logansport; stepdaughter, Jennifer Pursch, Marion; grandson, Jake Corcoran; stepgrandchildren, Matthew Knight, Kassandra Knight and Amber Pursch; and several nieces and nephews.

Deacon Juan Rodriguez will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Legion Circle.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Condolences and personal remembrances may be left online at www.kroegerfuneralhome.com