Corinne Mae Feemster
July 17, 1928 -
December 4, 2018
Corinne Mae Feemster, 90, of Kenosha passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Froedtert South-St. Catherine’s Hospital.
Born on July 17, 1928, on Chicago’s south side overlooking Lake Michigan, she then spent some 70 years in Lansing, IL before retiring to Kenosha, WI in 2012. Corinne was the middle daughter of the late Charles and Caroline (Moog) Collins.
On Feb. 17, 1951 she was united in marriage to William (Bill) Feemster for 65 years until his passing in 2016.
After graduating from high school, Corinne was employed as a legal secretary until she married.
Corinne, affectionately known as Cis, was a fabulous cook and enjoyed hosting large gatherings for family and friends. She always made more than enough delicious food to allow take home meals for everyone attending. Her generosity extended to providing meals to ailing friends and neighbors in the Lansing area as well as delivering Meals-On-Wheels through her Lansing Methodist Church. Her natural gift for conversation and joyful sense of humor was appreciated and her laugh was contagious. She also found enjoyment in designing many flower and wreath arrangements for family and friends.
Corinne enjoyed viewing Lake Michigan from her Kenosha apartment and the top floor game room of her retirement complex. She said it reminded her of her Illinois childhood along the lake.
Corinne is survived by her married daughters, Holly (Steve) Coon and Heidi (Mark Dirr) Steinbrenner; seven grandchildren, Matt (Abbey), Chris, Carrie, Zach, Samantha, Heather and Stephanie and two great grandchildren, Ethan and Hannah.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters: Honey Stua and Babe Ostoich.
Service Info
Private funeral services honoring Corinne’s life will be held at a later date.
Posted by:
Sue Venander BrooksToday I found a card that Cis had written my parents, Dale and Joan Venander last Christmas. They both passed away in 2017, my mother in January and my father in September. I thought I'd write Cis a note to tell her, at that time, but did not get to it. Checking online today before I sent a note to Cis, I saw that she had passed away. I'm very sorry for the families loss. My Grandmother Adaline Moog Venander and Cis's mother Caroline would have been sisters. Holly and I had a chance friendship at Thornridge. I remember going home and telling my mother that I had met a very nice girl at school and her name was Holly Feemster. Very nonchalantly my mother said "Oh, she's your cousin." I've never forgotten that moment and how random. We lived so close and apparently Cis and my parents always exchanged Christmas cards, but I never met anyone but Holly, and that was by chance. Please accept my condolences, she seemed like an extremely nice person and I'm sure she will be dearly missed.
