Corinne Enders
October 16, 1928 — June 20, 2012
ENDERS, CORINNE ENGELSBERG
Corinne E. Enders, 83, a retired reading and learning disabilities specialist, died peacefully Wednesday evening, June 20, 2012, at the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center, where she resided since October 2008.
A brief committal service prior to cremation will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, Ct. A private memorial service will be held by the family at a later date.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Corinne was a graduate of Germantown High School and Penn State University. While raising four children, one of whom was diagnosed at an early age with a learning disability, she continued her education at the College of New Rochelle, where she earned her Master's degree in Reading. After running a private tutoring practice out of her former home in Larchmont, N.Y., and teaching briefly at SUNY Purchase, Corinne became director of the Hallen Center in Harrison, N.Y., a school for children with learning disabilities.
She is survived by her daughters, Jody Enders (Eric D'Hoker), Emily Enders Odom (John), and Georgiana Enders; her son, Eric Enders (Sandi); and her grandchildren, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Odom.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 100, Arlington, Va. 22203, or online at www.nami.org. To place an online condolence, visit www.cognetta.com.
Corinne E. Enders, 83, a retired reading and learning disabilities specialist, died peacefully Wednesday evening, June 20, 2012, at the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center, where she resided since October 2008.
A brief committal service prior to cremation will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, Ct. A private memorial service will be held by the family at a later date.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Corinne was a graduate of Germantown High School and Penn State University. While raising four children, one of whom was diagnosed at an early age with a learning disability, she continued her education at the College of New Rochelle, where she earned her Master's degree in Reading. After running a private tutoring practice out of her former home in Larchmont, N.Y., and teaching briefly at SUNY Purchase, Corinne became director of the Hallen Center in Harrison, N.Y., a school for children with learning disabilities.
She is survived by her daughters, Jody Enders (Eric D'Hoker), Emily Enders Odom (John), and Georgiana Enders; her son, Eric Enders (Sandi); and her grandchildren, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Odom.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 100, Arlington, Va. 22203, or online at www.nami.org. To place an online condolence, visit www.cognetta.com.
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