Columbia- Mrs. Martha Ciskanik Corbett, 90, who has been a resident of Pepper Hill Nursing Center of Aiken for the last few years, entered into rest Thursday, December 11, 2008.
Mrs. Corbett was born in Bronx, NY. She graduated Wadleigh High School and attended Columbia University, both in NY. Mrs. Corbett was the widow of Columbia Realtor W. W. Corbett. They were married in 1939 while Wilson was in the Marines.
Orangeburg residents of the Greatest Generation WWII will remember Martha living at the Orangeburg Jail with her in-laws Townsend and Annie Corbett; the county jailers. Her parents were the late Stephan and Martha Ciskanik who were originally from the former Czechoslovakia. She was also preceded in death by her only sister Vincentia Ciskanik Lawson (Paul), their daughter, Joan Bowman and Joan’s daughter Kathleen Bowman.
Mrs. Corbett is survived by her three daughters Patricia (Bruce) Keadle of Perry, Nancy (David) Buck of Lexington, and Deborah (Joseph) Ballentine of Columbia; six grandchildren, Dianne Keadle, Brian Keadle, Michelle (Brian) Spell, Raymond Ballentine, Alex Buck, and Kristal (David) Kneece; great grandchildren, Jacob Spell, Dalton Buck and one on the way.
The family has entrusted Blizzard Funeral Home in Wagener with the arrangements. The Funeral Service will be Saturday at 2 pm in the Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home with The Reverend Jeffrey F. Kirby of St. Mary Help o f Christians Catholic Church officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Corbett will be buried next to her husband in the Friday Family Cemetery in the Morgantown Community near Springfield.
December 13, 2008 2:00 pm