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Wallace Correll Stevensonville, MI QCWA # 13210 Chapter 74 |
Wallace Correll, 94, of Stevensville, MI passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
A Private Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Burial will be held at Hickory Bluff Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project. Those wishing to leave condolences online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com
The family would like to thank the staff at Pine Ridge for caring for Wally with kindness and compassion. He enjoyed teasing them, and they enjoyed teasing back. He was a staff favorite!
Wallace was born on June 25, 1928 in Chicago, IL, to Charles and Jean Correll. On November 3, 1951 Wallace married the love of his life Marjorie Longwinter at The Armored Center Chapel, Fort Knox KY.
Wallace was an Army Veteran holding the rank of Sargent, serving in post-war Japan as a sound technician at the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.
He was an Honorary Life Member of American Legion Post 0459, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Wally's primary employment was at CGR Medical Corporation, installing and maintaining radiology equipment at medical facilities throughout Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
For fun, he was an amateur radio operator and enjoyed two-way conversations with other Hams from all over the world that had earned their radio license from the FCC after passing an examination on radio theory and operation. He always remembered the joy this hobby brought him. "W8FKG" has now peacefully signed off.
Wallace is survived by his children, Brian Correll of Nashville, MI, John (Ann) Correll of Stevensville and Laurie (Randy) Fish of Stevensville; grandchildren, Chris (Jane Sigorbe) Correll, Michelle (Chris) Berry, Jennifer (Rob) Freridge, Tyler Randall Fish and Maggie Mae (Will) Fish; and great-grandchildren, Spring (Dakota) Chiasson, Summer and Carlina Correll, and Angel Sigorbe; Alyssa, Radek, and Jovie Freridge, and Kai Berry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie on October 30, 2019; son, Steven Correll on June 23, 2009; and siblings, Charles, Richard, Robert and Virginia.