William J. Corring

William J. Corring
January 10, 1947 – February 2, 2021

Preceded in death by parents, Herman and Mary Corring; brother-in-law, Leo Miller. Survived by wife, Linda; son, Michael; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Zach Ellis; sisters, Pat Miller and Rita Young (Clyde Franklin); brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dale and Alberta Kinsey; many other loving family members.

Vigil Service: Friday, February 5^th, 7PM West Center Chapel with family receiving friends from 5-7PM following CDC guidelines and masks are required. Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, February 6^th, 12:30PM St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church (11802 Pacific Street).

Interment: Resurrection with full military honors.

Memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army.

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William (Bill) John Corring was born January 10, 1947 in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm near Primrose, Nebraska, and graduated high school in 1965. After that, Bill moved to Omaha where he attended the Radio Engineering Institute for a year and a half.

Bill then worked for Control Data Corporation in Minneapolis, MN for a year before volunteering for the Army in 1967. He attended basic training in Ft. Lewis, Washington, followed by 9 months of Hawk Missile Fire Control Schooling in Ft. Bliss, TX before shipping off to South Korea for a year and a half. He was honorably discharged in 1970 at the Rank of SP 5. Bill later joined the National Guard under the “Try One” program from 1973-1974.

After he was released from the Army, Bill worked at Control Data in Omaha for 18 years, followed by Ash Grove Cement in Louisville for 3 years, and then worked at the Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant for 15 years before retiring in 2005.

Bill enjoyed spending time with his family, military memorabilia, polka music, and listening to his kids play saxophone.