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Frank J. Corcoran, 88, of Springfield, N.J., passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 10 a.m. at St. James the Apostle Church, 45 S. Springfield Ave., Springfield. Entombment will follow at St Teresa's Cemetery, Summit, N.J. There will be a visitation on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Bradley, Smith and Smith Funeral Home, 415 Morris Ave., Springfield. For more infomation, or to send condolences to the family, visit www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com. Born in Newark, N.J., Frank was raised in Irvington, N.J., and had lived in Springfield since 1964. A World War II veteran, he was a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force and the navigator on a B-17. He worked as a quality control engineer for Singer-Kearfott in Little Falls, N.J. Frank was a past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus Council 5560, and chairman and master of the North Jersey Section of the American Society of Quality Control, as well as an usher and member of the Seniors Group at St. James Church in Springfield. Frank is survived by his wife, Catherine E. (nee McNany); children, J. Russell Corcoran, M.D. and his wife, Celeste; Teresa A. Tyrrell and her husband, John A., D.O., and Carol A. Miner and her husband, John, and grandchildren, Caitlin, Colleen, Carlye, Kevin, Maura and Elizabeth. Frank will also be missed by many other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St James Church or a charity of your choice.



Published in Star-Ledger, New Jersey on May 1, 2013