Corsi, Christopher Joseph “Tuffy”
Anne (Yonick) Corsi (1924-1957)
Mother: Palmira (Helrigel) Corsi
Father: Alexander Corsi
Daughter: Carol
Brothers: John “Johnny (c.1912-1997); George (1913-1988); Peter (1915-1915); Alexander, Jr. “Alex” (1916-2002)
Sisters: Mary (1914- ); Marguerite/Margaret (c.1916- ); Palmira “Etta” (1923-2000)
In original entry but the dates don’t make sense: Similkameen Star: “To Mr. and Mrs. C. Corsi at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Vancouver – a girl. 5-7-62 July”
“Tuffy” Corsi was born on April 5, 1922 at Copper Mountain, BC. He was the son of Alexander Corsi and Palmira (Helrighel) Corsi. He married Anne Yonick around 1943, after announcing their engagement in the Similkameen Star on March 4, 1943. He died on September 10, 1987 in Princeton General Hospital. At the time of his death, he was a welder in the forest industry.
He played intermediate hockey for Copper Mountain in 1946.
The Corsi’s were living at Copper Mountain in 1949 when he advertised that they were in search of a second-hand singer treadle sewing machine.
Princeton Our Valley, page 170 (photo); 304 (photo); Death registration (BC Archives); Similkameen Star, March 4, 1943, page 1; February 14, 1946, page 2