Helen Alberta Corbus

December 21, 1915 - December 27, 2017

Helen Alberta Corbus, 102, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 12:45 a.m., Wednesday, December 27th, 2017 at Cedars House. Helen was born in Witt, Illinois on December 21, 1915, a daughter of Mattie (Zepp) Knight and Louis Shelton. Helen attended the Witt Illinois Schools. Helen was a homemaker and she took great pride in providing for her family. She also worked for her uncle who owned a Laundry Business. Helen enjoyed eating sweets, shopping, and working on crossword puzzles. Helen Alberta Shelton was united in marriage to Forest Lee Corbus on December 24, 1932 at Venice, Illinois. She is survived by her son Gary Corbus, of Twenty Nine Palms, California; Daughter-in-law Shirley Corbus, of McPherson, Kansas. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Forest Lee Corbus, sister, Hazel Squires, a son, Russell Bruce "Russ" Corbus, and a grandson, David Charles "Davy" Corbus. Private family graveside at McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, KS,.