Roland "Joe" Corsi

October 5, 1949 - March 12, 2000

A funeral service for Roland "Joe" Corsi, 50, of Newark, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at the Criss-Kirkpatrick Funeral Chapel with Pastor Roy Gearhart officiating.  Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brownsville.

Mr. Corsi, who worked as a machinist at Owens-Corning for 31 years, died March 12, 2000, at Licking Memorial Hospital.  He was born October 5, 1949, in Newark, to Martha (Luckeydoo) Wagers and Mario Corsi, both of Newark.

Mr. Corsi was a 1968 graduate of Newark High School, and he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era.  He was a member of the NRA and the Machinist Union at Owens-Corning.  He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating.

He is survived by his wife, Joann (Benner) Corsi of Newark, whom he married on July 22, 1972; mother, Martha (Luckeydoo) Wagers of Newark; father and step-mother, Mario and Betty Corsi of Newark; two sons and fiancees, Jason Corsi and Michele Lee, and Jodi Corsi and Dawnie Hawkins, all of Newark; three sisters, Juanita Garvin of Florida, and Eva Walker and Brenda Cost, both of Newark; five brothers, Dennis and Randy Wagers, and David, Bruce, and Mario Corsi, all of Newark; and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Mario A. Corsi Jr.; and his step-father, Carl "The Old Man" Wager.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home, 179 Granville St., Newark.

- a note from his wife - Joe and I married in 1972. He was in the Navy for 4 years, and worked at Owens for 30 years as a machine repairman.  He enjoyed camping, fishing, and hunting with the boys. We lived in Newark until June of 1999. We moved to St. Louisville to our retirement home.