Rachel Corrigan

Rachel Elizabeth Ewing Corrigan Age 81 of Indianapolis, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012. She was the daughter of Louise Raymunda Leppek Ewing and Dt. Robert Thornton Ewing. Rachel graduated from Monroe High School (Monroe, MI) in 1948. After two years at the University of Michigan, majoring in piano, she transferred to the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY) where she received her Bachelor in Musical Arts and a Masters in Music Performance majoring in Harp and received her performance certificate as soloist with the Rochester Symphony. During those years she attended the Interlochen National Music Camp (Interlochen, MI), the Aspen Musical Festival and was a student at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. She was the 1st harpist in the Indianapolis Symphony for 11 years and taught both at Butler University and privately. She met her husband, Daniel Patrick Corrigan, a tuba & String bass player while playing in the North Carolina Spring Symphony. Dan and Rachel were married in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Monroe, MI in 1959. They had a wonderful celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in 2009. Rachel is survived by her husband Daniel, Three children Christine Marie Corrigan, Sharon Ann Stevens, and Robert Patrick Corrigan, and sister Roberta Louise Ewing Marks, brother James Edgar Ewing preceded in death in 1935. Visitation will be Friday, February 3, 2012 at Flanner and Buchanan-Broad Ripple, 1305 E. Broad Ripple Avenue from 4-8 pm. Mass of celebration will be Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 1 pm from Christ the King Catholic Church with visitation 11 am till the time of the service. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Myelofibrosis Research Foundation, www.mpnresearchfoundation.org. You are invited to go to the Guest Book page to pass along your personal message or tell a story. Sincerely, -Your friends at Flanner and Buchanan