Obituary of Frank X. Kornprobst

Frank Kornprobst, 99, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. He was born on December 7, 1915 in Bad Tolz, Germany. He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Johann Kornprobst. After joining the German Navy in 1936 to "see the world", he served on the battleship "Scharnhorst". In 1951 he decided to move his family to the United States. His first wife, Ilse, died in 1967. He lived in Binghamton for 56 years, and worked on the West Side as a long time barber. He moved to North Carolina in 2007 with his second wife, Helen who predeceased him. Mr. Kornprobst is survived by daughter, Ilse Mallory and husband John of Fuquay-Varina; son, Michael Kornprobst and wife Phyllis of Henrico, NC; granddaughters, Dana Mallory of Cary, and Kara Larson and husband Philip of Holly Springs, NC; grandson, Darren Kornprobst of Blacksburg, VA. The family thanks the staff of Windsor Point Continuing Care Community and caregivers from Centerpeace for their care and compassion for Frank. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Highland Ave., Binghamton on Wednesday at 10:30am. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Wednesday from 10am until 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.