Cory Lynn Hurd Gesner
August 31, 1972 – May 16, 2008
Rockford, Illinois
Cory Lynn (Hurd) Gesner, 35, left us to be with God and her little angel, Brady at 6:45 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Cory was born Aug. 31, 1972, in Rockford, the daughter of Wayne and Jane M.(Pendergrass) Hurd.
She graduated from Byron High School in 1990. She attended Rock Valley College and Northern Illinois University. Cory married Scott Gesner on June 5, 1999. She was a phenomenal athlete who excelled in softball, volleyball and basketball. Member of Central Christian Church. Cory’s most cherished moments were spent with her beautiful children.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Scott; loving daughters, Halle, Abbey and Addison; parents, Jane and Wayne Hurd of Byron; mother and father-in-law, Jill and Dale Gesner of Rockford; maternal grandparents, Paul and Netti Pendergrass; paternal grandmother, Ida Hurd; brothers, Steve (Jen) Bouton and David (Andrea) Hurd; brother-in-law, Jay Gesner; sister-in-law, Debbie (Jeff) Foster; nieces and nephews, Morgan, Connor, Teri, Jason and Nathan; and several aunts and uncles.
Cory was preceded in death by her three-year-old son, Brady Scott Gesner; and paternal grandfather, LaVerne Hurd.
Source: Legacy