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Charles “Chuck” Corbin, 75, of Coralville, Iowa, passed
away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Lantern Park Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center, Coralville, Iowa. Funeral
services for Chuck Corbin will be 10:30 am Monday, June
30, 2014, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 2712 Washington
Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa. A time of visitation will be
from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Sunday, June 29th at the Linn’s
Funeral Home 1521 Washington Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Burial will be at the Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls.
Memorials may be directed to the family c/o his wife:
Gloria Corbin, 2138 Terra Lane, Coralville, Iowa 52241.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel has been
entrusted with the arrangements.
Glenn C. Corbin was born January 8, 1939, the son of M.
Glenn Corbin and Dorthea E. [Nehring] Corbin. He
attended the Mapleton Community Schools graduating in
1957. He received his Bachelors Degree at Morningside
College in 1961 and a Masters Degree at Iowa State
University in 1977. On July 15, 1961 Chuck was united in
marriage to Gloria Lynn Rogalla in Belmond, Iowa. To
this union two children were born: Allison and C. Chad.
Chuck started teaching at Central Lyon Community
Schools, then teaching and coaching at Waterloo
Community Schools, next teaching, coaching, and
administrating at Iowa Falls Community Schools. He then
bought the Coachman Clothing in Clear Lake, Iowa. After
closing the store he was a school administrator for RE-1
Valley School District, Sterling, Colorado. He retired
in 1998 to Coralville, Iowa. During his tenure he was a
classroom educator in social sciences and physical
education, a secondary school principal, coached
football, track, basketball, and baseball, was an
athletic director, and always took immense pride in the
success of his academic students and student athletes.
Chuck had the ability to mentor students, find purpose,
pursue success, and build lifelong relationships. He was
passionate about his favorite hobbies; walleye fishing,
collecting antique fishing equipment, and could never
spend enough time on a dock casting his line. He quietly
held his belief that all students had the potential to
succeed and was instrumental in helping them achieve
that goal. Chuck was a good man; father; husband and
humanitarian. He held deep, quiet religious beliefs. As
grandfather, Chuck avidly attended all grandchildren’s
activities.
Chuck Corbin is survived by his wife: Gloria Corbin; his
children: Allison [Rod] Walter of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, C.
Chad [Sharrie] Corbin of Etna Wyoming.; his
grandchildren: Taylor G. and C. Evan Corbin of Etna,
Wyoming, Naomi Hillsman all of Phoenix, Arizona,
Roderick Kai and Charles C. Walter of Cedar Rapids. and
one brother: and one brother: Gary Corbin of Omaha,
Nebraska. He was preceded in death by his parents: M.
Glenn and Dorthea Corbin; a sister: Eleanor Jerman; and
a brother: Fredrick Corbin.
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