Ella Lee McKay Corso, 90, of Inwood, WV, died Saturday September 12, 2009, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA.
Mrs. Corso was born on October 15, 1918 in Charles Town, WV, the daughter of LeHew and Nannie (Heflybower) McKay. She graduated from Berryville High School and was also a graduate of the Hospital Nursing Program at City Hospital in Martinsburg, WV. She had worked as a registered nurse and was the Director of Nursing for Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, WV. She also worked as an office nurse for Dr. Mildred Williams in Charles Town, WV. Mrs. Corso was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church in Inwood, WV.
She married Paul Corso, Sr. on August 13, 1943, in Tampa, FL.
Surviving with her husband, are son, Dr. Paul Corso and his wife, Karen, of McLean, VA; son, Ronald Corso, of South Miami, FL; and her brother, Kenneth McKay of Bunker Hill, WV. She was preceded in death by her sister, Keightley "Kitty" Vanscoy, and three brothers, Jonathan McKay, Winston McKay and William McKay.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at St. Leo's Catholic Church, 2019 Sulphur Springs Road, Inwood, WV, with Father Brian Shoda officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant View Memory Garden, Kearneysville, WV.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Paul Corso, Ronald Corso, Robert Stepp, John Corso, Fred McKay, and Archie McKay.
The family will receive friends at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
Sign the guestbook and view obituaries at www.ompsfuneral home.com.
(From The Winchester Star)
Paul J. Corso
Paul Joseph Corso, 96,
of Inwood, W.Va., died,
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at
the Willows in Winchester,
Va.
Mr. Corso was born in
1917, in Santo Stefano,
Sicily, the son of the late
Salvatore and Rose Corso.
He was a veteran of World
War II, having served in
the Army Air Corps. He
was a retired engineer for
the C & O Railroad after 38
years of service. Paul was a
dedicated member of the
St. Leo Catholic Church
and a 4th degree member
of Knights of Columbus.
He was loving soul who
was very proud of his
Italian heritage, who loved
his family dearly, and he
will be greatly missed by
all who knew him.
His wife, Ella Lee Corso,
whom he married in 1942,
in Florida, preceded him in
death on Sept. 12, 2009.
Surviving are his sons,
Paul J. Corso and wife,
Karen, of McLean, Va., and
Ronald S. Corso of South
Miami, Fla., as well as a
sister, Ida Masdonati of
Inwood, W.Va.
Mr. Corso was preceded
in death by three brothers
and one sister.
The family will receive
friends on Wednesday, with
a Wake service beginning
at 6 p.m. and visitation
following until 8 p.m., at
Omps Funeral Home,
Amherst Chapel, 1600
Amherst St., Winchester,
Va.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be conducted at
11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 12,
2013, at St. Leo's Catholic
Church, Inwood, W.Va.,
with Father Paul Wharton
officiating. Interment will
follow at the Pleasant View
Memory Garden in
Martinsburg, W.Va.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions in
Paul's honor may be made
to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333
West Cork St., Suite 405,
Winchester, VA 22601, or
online at brhospice.org.
Please review obituaries
and tribute wall at
www.ompsfuneral home.com.
Dad's (Paul J Corso) Story. Charles Town, WV by Ron Corso on 29 8mo 2011
