Corinne "Cory" C. Schlom, long time resident of Park Ridge, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2025 at the age of 98. Cory was the loving mother to Chris (Gus) Chirchirillo, Charles M. (Yvonne) Schlom, Curt (Lynne) Schlom; cherished grandmother to Rachel (Matt), Renee (Cory), Lucas, Matthew; proud great grandmother of Jaxen, Nora, Clara, Lydia, Sophia. She now joins her beloved Charles "Peter" Schlom in eternal rest.

Cory entered the Cadet Nursing Program in 1944 as part of the Bolton Act of 1943, to call up nurses for national service during WWII. At the age of 17, she entered St. Mary's Nursing School in La Salle, Illinois, for training and a 3 year service commitment. When the war ended in August, 1945, she was assigned to serve at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, taking care of the wounded and rehabilitating many of the young soldiers who were permanently disabled. Only the top nurses were selected for this duty. She entered civilian nursing as a surgical nurse, working for Dr. Loyal Edward Davis, Nancy Reagan's father. Cory later went on to earn her BSN at University of St. Francis, and then to practice in Geriatric Nursing until retirement, at the spry age of 92.

Mass of Christian Burial, Friday, March 28, 10:00 a.m., held at Immaculate Conception Church, 7211 W. Talcott Rd., Chicago. Entombment to follow at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines. For information, 847-823-5122 or www.nelsonfunerals.com

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Cory's honor to the American Red Cross.
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