1931 – 2004

LEWISTON – Robert O. Corey, 72, of 234 Lake St., Auburn, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 4, at Central Maine Medical Center, with his family by his side.

Bob was born in Lewiston, Aug. 6, 1931, the son of Walter and Bessie Mildred Akerley Corey. He was educated in Auburn schools and later graduated from Edward Little High School with the Class of 1949.

He later went on to serve his country in the U.S. Marines during World War II. “Bob” owned and operated Corey’s Driving School in Auburn, until he retired from the business in 1997. He more recently retired from FISC in Lewiston.

He was a member of the Court Street Baptist Church and a long-time member of Tranquil Lodge 29, A.F. & A.M. and the Scottish Rite Bodies of Maine. He was a member of Kora Shriners, A.A.O.N.M.S., an honorary member of the Arab Patrol, former chairman of the Ambassadors Emeritus, a past director and president of the Androscoggin Shrine Club and a member of Put Stevens Court 107, Royal Order of Jesters. A truly dedicated and hard working Mason and Shriner, he chaired for many years the annual screening clinics held for children needing special care at the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

For 10 years he was an associate member of the Board of the Governors at the Springfield, Mass. Shriners Hospital and was recently elected a full member of that board as the Kora Shrine Center’s representative. He was also a member of the Maine Football Referee Association and the Maine Umpire Association. He enjoyed officiating for over 30 years local football, basketball and baseball games.

He is survived by four daughters, Patti and Gary Tapley, Judy Reed, Jan Corey and Linda and Gerry Pelletier; nine grandchildren, Scott Tapley, Erin Tapley, Amanda Boyd, Peter Boyd, Tim and Christine Reed, Chris Reed and Jennifer, Leo Pelletier and Jennifer, Eric and Heather Pelletier and Robert Pelletier; and five great-grandchildren, Lorean and Davynn Reed, Gabrielle and Alyssa Therriault and Evan Pelletier.