I will alwalys remember the first time I went to my husband's aunt's house for Sunday dinner when we first started dating. There on top of the buffet were pictures of Cora (Corky) and her sister, Lari Jean. I was so surprised to learn that they were my husband's cousins and I had graduated from BHS with them. It is indeed a small world. I was sad to learn that she died of a brain aneurism.
I can't imagine anyone calling her "Cora;" she was always "Corkey." Friends at church and at BHS. Corkey's death was one of the first of my friends; I was very upset not just at mortality coming so close, but by the silencing of such a spirit. Thought of her many times over the years.
In the mid nineteen fifties I remember first meeting Corky. We met walking home from elementary school together. She was older than me by two years and would tease me about someday we would be boyfriend-girlfriend. As we went our separate paths other those years, there would be a chance meeting in 1969. I had just returned home that year from serving in Viet Nam as a Marine. One evening I had decided to go downtown to a bar and have a drink. I thought there was something familiar about the bartender, she asked me what I wanted to drink? I said, “anything you got that’s strong”! She brought me a great drink and I asked what was it called. She responded a “Hop, Skip, and Go Naked.” Just then we both laughed as our eyes met Howard? Corky? For the next months we were a couple dating as often as we could. But as life goes, I was offered a job in sunny, warm south Florida and we parted ways again. I over the years had often thought of my dear sweet Corky. But the technology to help find her was not available until it was too late. For anyone reading this know that Corky was a sweet, loving, down to earth person. I hope to meet again
Judy Anderson (Shinkle)
I will alwalys remember the first time I went to my husband's aunt's house for Sunday dinner when we first started dating. There on top of the buffet were pictures of Cora (Corky) and her sister, Lari Jean. I was so surprised to learn that they were my husband's cousins and I had graduated from BHS with them. It is indeed a small world. I was sad to learn that she died of a brain aneurism.
Lari Boblit (Allen)
My sister Cora (Corkey) Boblit was a Free Spirit, and enjoyed being around her school mates,
She came to Calif. and stayed with me till she wanted to come back to Omaha,and she found
the love of her life John, who was in the Coast Guard, and they moved to Minnesota where John
Was stationed. She did not have any children, but there dog ended up having 8 pups. My folks ,
went to visit her 2 weeks before she passed away, and was having Horrible headaches, and
the day she was to go to the doctor, and she died alone in her Mobil home, as John was out to
sea. So sad she had to die alone.
Love ya Sis
Sheryl Claussen (Williams)
I can't imagine anyone calling her "Cora;" she was always "Corkey." Friends at church and at BHS. Corkey's death was one of the first of my friends; I was very upset not just at mortality coming so close, but by the silencing of such a spirit. Thought of her many times over the years.
Marilyn E. Johnson (Strickland)
I remember when Corky and Lari and all of us played softball, we always had a great time. We have a lot of special memories.
Barbara Pratt (Alf)
Please Poast-Thanks
In the mid nineteen fifties I remember first meeting Corky. We met walking home from elementary school together. She was older than me by two years and would tease me about someday we would be boyfriend-girlfriend. As we went our separate paths other those years, there would be a chance meeting in 1969. I had just returned home that year from serving in Viet Nam as a Marine. One evening I had decided to go downtown to a bar and have a drink. I thought there was something familiar about the bartender, she asked me what I wanted to drink? I said, “anything you got that’s strong”! She brought me a great drink and I asked what was it called. She responded a “Hop, Skip, and Go Naked.” Just then we both laughed as our eyes met Howard? Corky? For the next months we were a couple dating as often as we could. But as life goes, I was offered a job in sunny, warm south Florida and we parted ways again. I over the years had often thought of my dear sweet Corky. But the technology to help find her was not available until it was too late. For anyone reading this know that Corky was a sweet, loving, down to earth person. I hope to meet again
always Howard