Eleanor Corinne Ciborowski

Eleanor Corinne Ciborowski

Eleanor Corinne Ciborowski, nee Burns, was born almost 100 years ago on a small family farm
in Bodenham, TN. Known by her family as Corinne, she was the middle child of Carroll and
Myrtle Burns; and she was fortunate to grow up surrounded by her six siblings, Carolyn,
Catherine, Robert, Mary Ann, Miles, and June (all deceased). A spunky teenager, Corinne left
home at 17 to join the war efforts, taking a job at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville AL where she
met her future husband LT Mitchell Ciborowski. As a military family, Corinne and Mitchell
moved to many different Army bases with their four children, finally settling in Bel Air, MD,
where they lived for 50 years. While her primary job was nurturing her family, she also worked
as an administrator at Bel Air High School and as a civil servant at Edgewood Arsenal. After
retiring, she and Mitchell enjoyed playing bridge and travelling, with many escapades in
Germany and throughout Europe.
Though she was happy wherever she lived, Corrine had always wanted to move back to TN.
When she was 80 and her husband was 90, they built a home high on the hillside overlooking
the valley in which she was born. Active in her hometown community, Corinne was a proud
member of the Bodenham Community Club, as well as two local garden clubs. She was
instrumental in securing a grant to build the Bodenham fitness trail, and she worked diligently
to raise funds for the Bodenham Community Center. She was especially touched when the
club’s members named the adjacent garden “Corinne’s Garden.” An ardent gardener known for
her beautiful flowers, she was a fiercely independent and adventurous woman who dearly
loved her family and friends.
Corinne later moved back to Bel Air and then eventually to CO to live near her son. She is
survived by two of her children Linda (Richard), Philip (Jo Carol), 6 grandchildren Lilly (Will),
Lauren (Ben), Ben, Delaney, Jennie (Pat), Susan (Panagotis) and their mother Kerry, as well as 3
great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband Mitchell and two of her children,
Steven and Susan. Visiting hours will be Saturday, April 19th, 2025, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
at Bennett-May & Pierce funeral home in Pulaski, followed by a graveside service at 1:00 pm at
Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Pulaski.