Corinna was always a lady. She was kind, sweet natured, generous and talented. I've always admired her. She will be missed by many.
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Corinna was always a lady. She was kind, sweet natured, generous and talented. I've always admired her. She will be missed by many.
I am just reading this now, I am so sorry for your loss. :(
Oh how sad this news is. :( I remember Corinna very well. My thoughts and prayers go to her family and friends during this time, when they need them the most.
I too have just found this out today :( how very sad, she sounded like a really wonderful lady to all on here. :(
so very sad :(
How very sad :( I hope that your family finds some comfort in knowing Corinna was loved by MANY on Pet talk.I am so sorry. Rip Corinna- Please pet my Rb kitties for me
I am so so sorry for your loss. Myprayers will be with you all.
HUGS
Leslie aka Bean
and...
Rocky Budgeboa, Dancer, George E, Sunny, Share, Rodger and Shadow
Newmarket, Ontario. Canada
{{Continually thinking of you and holding you in prayer.}}
My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family May she rest in peace.
My deepest sympathy
Carol :(
I was cleaning out my storage closet in the apt today and came across a full bag of Max's fur. I was going to send it to Corinna so she could spin it and make a scarf for me. When I spotted it, I just sat down and cried....the first time since hearing the news. :( If we are hurting this much, I can only image the pain Tim and the family are going through.
Tim, you and the family continue to be in my prayers and every night I light a candle for you.
slick
xoxoxoxoxoxo ♥♥♥
I am so very sorry to hear of Corinna's untimely passing. She will be sorely missed. My condolences to you and your family Tim.
My heart breaks for those Corinna left behind. RIP Corinna. :(
Just wanted to tell you guys, I'm still thinking of you. ((HUGS)) :(
Thanks for taking treats to the bridge for our RB babies Corinna! You will be missed.Quote:
Originally Posted by DugansDad
Just wanted to tell you about the time we were on Windows Messenger. She was telling me about recipes, that I could cook for my husband, who is also a diabetic. Finally she jokingly ask me if I wanted her to write me a cookbook! Of coarse, I said yes! We had a lot of fun that night just talking to each other. I will never forget our conversation. She told me about you, Tim. She loved you very much, she also, told me of her son, and her daughter, who she loved very much also. She was a wonderful friend to me, she was the first to congratulate me in a pm on the birth of my grandson, said she just couldn't wait until her little grand-daughter got there. She was very proud to become a grandmother. She was really well loved here at PT by us all, and will be missed by us all. I thank the Lord that I got to know this wonderful woman. She never had a bad thing to say about anybody, no matter what the situation was. What a wonderful person!
Just want to say, that I am still praying for you, and your family. May you be comforted in this terrible time, and know that Corinna is well taken care of. I know she is with God.
Willie
:( Me too, Slick, I have a bag of Sherman's fur all boxed up. Looked at it last night and was very sad, thinking about Corinna. God bless her family, loosing someone so quickly like that makes you feel like you've lost your bearings. This thread is such a wonderful tribute to her loving, generous spirit. Imagine how many hugs and belly rubs she must have given out when she stopped at the bridge for her Merlin. Our RB PT furkids must have swamped her! :) Bless you , Corinna!Quote:
Originally Posted by slick
I just found this thread. Tim & Family I'm so very sorry for your sudden loss. Your whole family will be in my thoughts.
You know, I have been trying to think, I thought we had another "spinner" on Pet Talk ...
I'm gonna PM somebody.
But Corinna's death is a reminder to never put things off ...
Tim, Family, and fellow Pet Talkers....
I'm so sorry I haven't found this thread until now. My deepest prayers and sympathies go out to each and every person that has been affected by this tragic and sudden loss. Corrina was an amazing and caring person who never thought twice about sharing and giving to others. This can be seen by her posts on PT and how much all of our members cherished special gifts and thoughts she had sent. She also seemed to have such a full, wonderful, and happy life!
I wanted to share two of my very favorite "stories" that I learned of after my dad died almost 3 years ago. Every day is difficult and the pain is hard to ease, but these are comforting words that I hope will help....
The Dragonfly Story (a great story to relate this to Charity Jean one day)
Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads,
there lived a little water beetle in a community of water
beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond
with few disturbances and interruptions.
Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of
their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and
would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their
friend was dead, gone forever.
Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge
to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would
not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what
he had found at the top.
When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the
surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so
warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body
changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful
blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body
designed for flying.
So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole
new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never
known existed.
Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking
by now he was dead. He wanted to go back to tell them, and
explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been
before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended.
But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could
not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he
understood that their time would come, when they, too, would
know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off
into his joyous new life!
"Gone From My Sight by Henry Van Dyke"
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone"
Gone where?
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she let my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"
And that is dying...
Death comes in its own time, in its own way.
Death is as unique as the individual experiencing it.
Judy (shutterbug), those are beautiful.
Shutterbug....I've got major LES going on over here. That dragonfly story just did me in. :( :( ....but thank you for sharing them. They are beautiful.
Still thinking of you and the family Tim. You remain in my daily prayers.
Thank you Shutterbug for the Dragonfly story. I had heard it a long time ago and it helps put alot in perspective. I have copied ALL of this thread and it will be put in a notebook for Charity Jean to read when she is older. Thank you everyone for your support during these difficult times.
Tim
still thinking of you all and corinna daily... I still find it hard to believe.
everytime I see or hear about (her favorite collection of) lighthouses, I always thought of our dear corinna and I know I always will - I know I was going to make her something with that figure. :(
dragonfly was great.
:eek: Oh my gosh, I have to tell you what just happened - I shopped for a sympathy card and got home just a few minutes ago. I picked out a nice card and started to leave, but then glanced over and saw one with a beautiful lighthouse on it. I had this very strong attraction to it & something told me "This is the one, get this one". Your post just gave me goosebumps, Gina, as I didn't know Corinna collected lighthouses!Quote:
Originally Posted by gina's ark inc.
Tim, I'm still holding your family in prayer.
I am still imagining the racous welcome Corinna got when she arrived at the Rainbow Bridge, with Merlin, of course, leading the pack. And when all the initial furor died down a bit, Wee One I am sure hopped up and into Corinna's lap, nudging aside whatever other critter was there.
Then, one by one, all the animals who were ever loved by Pet Talk people who love Corinna, led, perhaps, or at least herded into line by FloppsyLadySally's beloved Lady, who is recently arrived there, but always knew her job as a shepherd, each would come forward and pay his or her respects. Even my Sheba dog, my first-ever smartest dog in the whole wide world, surely has paid her tribute to Corinna by now.
Then, in my silly imagination, they'll all join in (howling, barking, meowing, purring, chirping, humming) the song all animals know "love is something if you give it away, you end up having more."
What beautiful stories everyone. :) :( *HUGS*
OMG, I am just seeing this.
Prayers to the family.
I have also enjoyed the Dragon Fly Story & others inputs.. ****However I think it is so Special that a Special Person Corinna is to be Laid To Rest on Veterans' of US && Remembrance Day of Canada****
I am sorry that I missed this thread until now.
Corinna was such a big part of our community and I know that she will be much missed.
Please accept the condolences of The Found Cat Hotel and myself.
She is now with the Pet Angels in Paradise at the Rainbow Bridge.
It is Corinnas One Fine Day.
You know, I thought of that a couple of days ago. I will attend the Nov 11th ceremony at the cenotaph and this year it will hold special meaning.Quote:
Originally Posted by lvpets2002
Still have you in my prayers, Tim.
I have just now seen this very very sad news! I am in tears. Corinna was a lovely person! My heart goes out to Corinna's entire family.
I, too, pictured Corinna's grand welcome at Rainbow Bridge!!!! All of our dear furbabies rushing over to welcome Corinna!!!!! She is truly in Heaven!
Special gentle hugs are going out to dear Charity Jean.
I am so very very sorry.
Still thinking of you all.
I was going thru boxes in my closet and came across one of the many Corinna cards we've received over the years. It was the most recent from her, in Kiara's welcome home gift. Certainly made me get teary-eyed.
You will be in my thoughts
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I am so sorry to hear the sad news. Like Cataholic, Corinna also made a very beautiful quilt (with help from other wonderful pet-talkers) for my third child two years ago. Unfortunately I have not had much free time since her birth to keep up to date with pet talk. Karen e-mailed me to let me know of Corinna's passing. I am in shock and don't know what to say. I just want you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Still saddened by this awful news. :( :( :(
Thinking of you, Corinna...
I have not been on the computer since last week, so this is the first time I have read about Corinna. I am so very sorry for your loss of such a special person. Will keep you close in thoughts and prayers....Sandra
Still thinking of your family at this difficult time. {{hugs}}
From the Hungry Horse News (their local paper):
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Corinna Marie (Kager) Brubaker
Corinna Marie (Kager) Brubaker, 45, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2006, at her home in Columbia Falls.
She was born April 8, 1961 in Anacortes, Wash. to Barbara and Robert E. Kager. She attended Conway Grade School and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1979.
Corinna Married Timothy Brubaker on March 17, 1979. She has raised two children and just became a grandmother on June 18, 2006. She was a Girl Scout Leader for eight years in Mount Vernon, Wash.
They moved to Montana in 1994.
She worked in retail sales for the past 10 years.
Her interests were her spinning wheel where she spent uncountable hours making yarn for numerous projects for herself and others.
She loved lighthouses and carousels and orcas, all of which she has a large collection.
She spent time with the Flathead Spay/Neuter Task Force and was very active with Crossing the Barriers.
She was always working on some community project. She loved animals and spent uncountable hours on pet forums.
Corinna is survived by her parents, Barbara and Robert E. Kager of Mount Vernon, Washington; her husband of over 27 years, Timothy Brubaker of Columbia Falls; her daughter, Clarissa (Roger) McCallister; her son, Benjamin Brubaker; her granddaughter, Charity Jean McCallister; a brother, Robert W. Kager of Plummer, Idaho; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews in the Northern Puget Sound area; and also assorted fur kids.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at 1 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Columbia Falls.
The family has suggested that memorials be made to the Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force.
Arrangements are with the Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls.
Oh wow! thanks for posting that Karen
How truly lucky are we that have been touched by such a woman ~
View the expanded FSNTF page WebpageQuote:
Originally Posted by the Hungry Horse News
The Flathead Spay & Neuter Task Force is the only low-cost spay and neuter clinic in the state of Montana...
http://www.montanapets.org/fsntf/index.html and
http://www.fsntf.org/main.html