John J. Corso
elevated N5KBp February 20, 1939 ~ November 8, 2022
elevated N5KBp Visitation
Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 6 – 8 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2022 from 2 – 4 & 6 – 8 p.m.
elevated N5KBp Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated N5KBp Funeral Mass
Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
elevated N5KBp Blessed Trinity Parish, 3220 Bayview Ave, Toronto
Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
elevated N5KBp Obituary
CORSO, John J. – With great sadness, we announce that John passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, after a short illness at the age of 83. Son of the late Annette and Laurent Corso. Beloved husband of 59 years to Donna (nee Miele). Loving father to John (Marian) and Andrea (Darren). Cherished grandpa to John Jr., Matthew, Michael and Ellie. A highly respected businessman and an active member in his community and church, John touched many lives. Exceptionally caring, he was also admired for his integrity, his kindness and his love and respect for others. A family man above all else, he will be greatly missed by his loved ones and all those who had the good fortune to know him. Visitation will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home, 211 Langstaff Rd E,Thornhill, ON L3T 3Z6 on Thursday, November 17 (6pm – 8pm) and Friday, November 18 (2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm). Funeral Mass will take place at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 19, at Blessed Trinity Parish, 3220 Bayview Ave, North York, ON M2M 3R7. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The SickKids Foundation or The Southdown Institute.
Dear Donna and family
We are so sorry to read this sad news. Although we were just getting know him well, we had already seen what an integral part he played in your family and as part of our community. We hope his memory is a blessing to you all.
Dear Mrs Corso, John, Andrea and extended family,
I’m so very sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences at this difficult time. Mr Corso was a lovely person. I know how difficult this must be for all of you. After your move to Toronto, my parents always appreciated you both still dropping by for a visit at their home and keeping in touch with them over the years. May you find comfort in the wonderful memories he left behind and may he rest in eternal peace.
Dearest Donna, John and Andrea,
Words can’t describe how sorry we are to hear the sad news of the passing of your loved one John. He was a generous, thoughtful and kind man. A wonderful human being. He will be missed dearly.
May you rest your heartache in the compassionate arms of God and be comforted by the beautiful memories you keep in your heart.
Our heartfelt condolences to you and all the family.
Mes sympathies Andrea et à ta famille . Je pense à vous tous .
Dearest Donna,John,Andrea and families,
Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the passing of your beloved husband, father and grandfather. I am sorry that my dear mother did not have the opportunity to meet John.She would have been so honoured to know him,as were we.All our love, Marilyn and Lionel
Dear Donna and family,
I wanted to reach out to you and your family and offer my deepest condolences on your loss.
John was truly a good person, a kind soul and an amazing leader. He will always be missed.
My sincere condolences to you and your family. May he rest in peace.
Dear Andrea and family,
We are so saddened to hear of your father’s passing. Our thoughts are with you all during this time.
Dear Marion John, Andrea and families.
I am very sorry for your loss. My and my families deepest condolences at this difficult time.
I have wonderful memories of our earlier games and time together as children and young adults. Always remembered.
Dear Donna and family,
We have such fond memories of your dear husband and father. He was a great gentleman. We remember all the fun preparing for the very first Italian dinner at Blessed Trinity 30 yrs ago. John was an expert hockey coach for our sons.
Our deepest condolences to you and may you find peace knowing that he is now in the loving arms of Jesus!
Dear Mrs Corso, John, Andrea and families,
I’m so sad to hear this. I have wonderful memories of Mr Corso throughout the years… Montreal, Toronto, Florida. He was a genuinely good and kind person. I love the nickname he made up for me (Pines). He had such a great sense of humour. I have made a donation to The SickKids Foundation in his memory. Sending you all huge hugs from across the pond.
John and Marian. Marci and I are so sorry for your loss. Our hearts and thoughts are with you and your family. Our sincere condolences.
Dearest Donna, I’m so saddened to hear of the passing of your beloved John. It is with a tearful heart I send you and all your family my deepest condolences. John was a good human being, caring, loving, funny and will be remembered and missed by all who knew him. I pray the Lord will comfort you all during this difficult time. Sending you my love and keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. May God’s peace be with you. Love, Nancy
My heart was broken today when I received a kind and very thoughtful call from John Corso Jr. It just didn’t occur me that I would end up outliving John Sr. given my situation.
What a wonderful man, colleague and most of all My FRIEND & OLDER BUDDY.
I will miss John sorely, as we were like two peas in a pod in many ways.
Our condolences to Donna, whom I have all the time for in the world and am so, so , sorry for her loss. He was her best friend too!
Love
Ross
p.s. I still have his copy of Joe Torres story, the Yankee Skipper for years. We had some fun with baseball. I’ll hang on to it as a memento!
Dear Donna, John Jr.,Andrea and families:
Maria and I are truly saddened to hear of your loss. We extend to you and your families our deepest condolences. May our thoughts and prayers be a comfort to you during this difficult period. Sincerely, Frank & Maria Baldassare
Dear Donna & John
We are so very sorry to hear of your loss of husband and father.
It’s been a very long time since I’ve spoken to you both but you are in my fond memories and my prayers are with you and the family.
With deep love and affection to you both.
I am so very pleased that my son Steve has such a long and close friendship with you John, friends are so very precious.
Mr Corso was always there with a smile, a great story and his wisdom. He truly was a lovely man and I feel blessed that he and your family was part of my life. My thoughts are with all of you.
Dear Andrea, Darren, Matthew, Ellie and family,
We are so sorry for your loss. May you find comfort in the memories you made together. Thinking of all of you during this very difficult time. Judy, Lorne, Gabi, Jordan and Milo xo
Dear Donna and family (and to John Jr. who pulled on the skates and worked the bench for our BT hockey teams, as well). I was sad to hear about coach Corso’s passing this week. It did remind me, however, that he was a mentor and a motivator for everyone in his community, and I was fortunate to be one of those kids on his hockey teams and just up the street on Argonne Avenue who was in his orbit. He was a big booster of entrepreneurship and business-building, too, so whether it was to push me to help the team get that winning goal or – a bit later – start my own business, I can still hear his raspy voice of encouragement, and for that I’m forever grateful. God Bless.
I saw the obit in The Montreal Gazette and thought this has to be the same John Corso who was my supervisor at Bell Canada in the sixties.
As an aside my mother grew up across the street from his mother and her family in the Papineau area of Montreal.
Many years later they met on a bus and caught up on their lives. How interesting that both their children worked at Bell except my mom was already familiar with the name John Corso. Recently I had come home raving about a new supervisor who had actually told me to leave early because he knew it was an important holiday for me (Rosh Hashonah) . This tells you a lot about his upbringing and the man he was.
May his memory be a blessing, my condolences to the family
I was very sad to read the obituary in todays Gazette….
I knew John from his P.S.Ross days in Montreal with Tony Mizgala.
John was a very responsible business person, “un chic type” as we say in Quebec….a good guy!
Also, through my mother Margherita Starnino, a distant relative.
sincerest condolences to Donna & family,Angelo Botter.
Dear Marion,john, Andrea and families.I am so sorry for your loss. My own and my families deepest condolences at this difficult time . I have wonderful memories of our earlier games and time together as young children playing tinkertoy and Meccano.
May he rest in peace.
Dear Donna, John Jr and Andrea. Please receive our condolences for a man I was just starting to know. Although we are cousins, we did not have the opportunity to get together in the recent years. We exchanged information on our past relatives and thanks to John, I got to know where my grand-father came from. I got some precious pictures and, if you stumble on any information on our ancestors, it would be nice to forward it to me. Regards to all.
Richard Corso and Chantal Laberge Montreal
To Donna and the family
I was so sorry to read of John’s death in the Montreal Gazette today.
I worked with John at P.S.Ross x& Partners for several years and kept in touch for quite a while afterwards. I greatly liked and admired him for his kindness, his professionalism and his sense of humour. We lost touch a few years after the move to Toronto but I remember him fondly.
Please accept my sincere condolences
My father, Archie McCallum, and Mr Corso were colleagues in the pulp and paper industry, years ago. While my Dad passed away past year, he always spoke kindly of his old friend, John. As a child, I took great delight in visiting the Corso’s for dinner with my parents. Their apartment building had an indoor swimming pool, and I always thought this was so very swish. I now live in Westmount, not far from their old apartment building. I think of Mr. & Mrs. Corso every time I pass by, and smile. Cheers.
Can dear Marion, John Andrea and families. I am very sorry for your loss. My and my families deepest condolences at this difficult time. I have wonderful memories of our games and time together as young children making Tinkertoy and Meccano towers and bridges.
Rest in peace cousin.
Can dear Marion, John Andrea and families. I am very sorry for your loss. My and my families deepest condolences at this difficult time. I have wonderful memories of our games and time together as young children making Tinkertoy and Meccano towers and bridges.
Rest in peace cousin.
It is with heartfelt sadness that Patricia and I learned of the death of John, a truly wonderful man and a dear friend. He has been tremendously helpful to us and others on so many occasions. He will be terribly missed by Donna and all the members of his gorgeous family. No doubt John is now enjoying the rewards of his thoughtful life in heaven and we look forward to meeting with him some day in the future. Our most sincere condolences to his dear family. God Bless you all.
Dear John,
So sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. Know that he will always live on in your kindness and compassion for others. Sincere condolences to you and all your family.
AMDG
Michael Daoust, Brebeuf College.
Dearest Donna, John Jr.,Andrea, Darren and family,
To say we are so saddened by the passing of John , is of course a gross understatement.
The loss of a dear friend cannot be qualified.
John and the Corso family have been an integral part of our lives since we met some ten years ago: each year filled to capacity with moments that we then shared, and are now as memories to continue to be shared.
John was always the quiet voice of reason, able to solve seemingly complicated problems with a warm smile and a soft gentle attitude.
How we will so miss that!
The Corso family, loved and treasured so much by John, has suffered a terrible loss by his passing, but I know that they will draw strength from the wonderful memories of John that they hold so dearly.
We shall all try to do so.
Love,
Larry and Andrea.
We were fortunate to enjoy John and Donna’s company on many occasions over the years. We know how proud John was of his family.
He was truly a fine gentleman. Our sincere condolences,
Paul and Bunny Zaza
John was an exceptional mentor and wise board member of Southdown. He was also a dear friend whom I will miss dearly. My prayers are with Donna and his entire family as we all mourn the loss of such a faith-filled, dedicated man.
I have so many fond memories of being a part of the Corso household. Mr. Corso always made me feel welcome – and was always there with a good story and sound advice. He guided and influenced so many lives truly making the world a better place for everyone he touched.
Mr. Corso lived a life to be honored, cherished and celebrated.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
I was very sorry to hear the news of John’s passing from my parents. May you find solace in the many good memories that you share.
Dear Andrea, Darren, Matthew, Ellie and families,
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with all of you during this very difficult time.
With deepest condolences,
Alvin, Emma, Jonathan & Zoey
Mrs Corso and family
We are so sorry for your loss. Mr Corso was such a wonderful person who we all will greatly miss. Lee and I wish you all the best during this challenging time. We are here to wrap around you and your family as support.
Donna, John and Andrea, our sincere condolences on your loss. Bless you all. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Greetings Donna and family.
It was with no small sense of regret and sorrow that I just read of your husband’s death R.I.P. I hasten to send my condolences and those of the Presentation Brothers to you and family. I will remember him at my Mass here at Presentation Manor tomorrow morning. Be assured of my prayers for you and family as the days go on. Both John and you were so helpful to the Presentation Brothers when we first arrived at Brebeuf College High School. We will be for ever grateful to both of you for all the assistance you rendered to us. Be assured of our prayers for your support in your great loss.
Donna, John and Andrea: We were all saddened to hear of John’s passing. But along with the sorrow that comes with loss we remember so many happy times, friendship and laughter. “The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love: it is perhaps the price we pay for love.”
Donna, John and Andrea. I met John many years ago when we were hiring a senior executive. John was amazing. So understated yet when he spoke I always listened. My father died when I was 22 so saw him as a father figure. And it was terrific to get to know your son starting when he was just graduating high school. More recently we did not have regular contact but his support and energy was always there. My life was very much enriched by having John in my life.
Dearest Andrea and Family,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all as you go through these difficult times. May his soul rest in eternally peace.
Marisa, Sierra and Family
Dear Donna, John Jr., and the wider family.
My sincerest sympathy in the passing of ‘cousin Johnny’ – as he was referred to always by my mother.
I was blessed to see John and Donna a few years on one of my rare trips to Canada.
I pray that these difficult times will be made a bit easier with the wonderful memories of a delightful man.
Our hearts are with you.
Much love,
André
To John Jr., and family,
Wishing you peace and comfort during these difficult times.
Best,
Nicholas Knowles
To my dearest friend Andrea and the whole Corso family, please accept our most sincere condolences for the loss of your father . He will always have a cherished place in our hearts for the kindness he showed and the happiness he brought to all. May he rest in peace . We have made a donation to the Sick Kids foundation in his loving memory.
Dear Donna, John Jr., Andrea and family,
We were very saddened to hear of the passing of John Sr. Although we haven’t seen you for many years, we remember with fondness the Blessed Trinity hockey days and John coaching the boys. He was a great coach and your family was always so friendly and caring..our sincere condolences,
Anna, Michael Casey and family
Dear Donna and Family,
We were saddened to hear of John’s passing.
We always enjoyed our conversations after Mass.
May all your happy memories be a condolence to you at this sad time.
We had hoped to wish each other a 60th anniversary on that same weekend next year.It was not in God’s plan.
May he rest in peace.
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Bob & Deanna Bortolotti
Dear Donna, John, Andrea & Family.
It is with a very heavy heart that we express our condolences to you all. We have known John & Donna ever since they moved to the Excellence. I had the privilege of working with him on the board for many years and learned what a gentle, kind and generous soul he was. Sol and I treasured his friendship. We have many happy memories of all the times we spent together. May the wonderful memories you all have of him comfort you in this sad time. We will miss our friend, John. May his soul Rest In Peace.
Sol & Ann Samson
Jimmy & I are truly saddened by the news of John’s passing. Our thoughts, prayers and love go out to all of you as you go through the days ahead.
Dear Donna, John and Andrea,
It is with great sadness that we learned of John’s passing today. Although we met under the most difficult of circumstances, it was clear even then that John was a shining light to his family and many others and will be deeply missed. Our sincere condolences and best wishes during this tough time.
Pearl, Jonathan, Adam and the Goldberg/Glustein family