Corinne Kutz (Connie) Polleck, age 92, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2025, after a six-month stay at HarborChase Assisted Living in Wilmington, Delaware. She received key caregiver support from the staff at HarborChase and from professionals provided by Home Instead. Comfort in her final days was facilitated by Bayada Hospice Care.
Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Jacob W. and Ruth (Waggoner) Kutz, Connie attended John Harris High School where she met and dated her husband to be, Richard Eugene (Dick) Polleck. Married in 1956 at Olivet Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, the couple first moved into military barracks at the Army Chemical Center in Edgewood, Maryland. Subsequently, they moved to Wilmington, Delaware, as Dick began a Chemical Engineering career primarily in polypropylene with Sun Oil Company, Avisun, Amoco Chemicals, and later at Epsilon in Marcus Hook.
Connie was a stay-at-home mom for her two sons (Rick and Ken) until they went to college, when she became an executive secretary at NOR-AM Chemical. Connie’s prior jobs included work as a clerk in a department store, at the telephone company (in Harrisburg and Baltimore), and in a clerical position for the U.S. Army. Connie and Dick were long-term members of Concord Presbyterian Church at Foulk and Wilson Roads in Wilmington. Connie enjoyed music, playing the piano, gardening, needlework, bridge and family games, puzzles, and was an avid reader.
Connie was predeceased by her husband Richard E. Polleck, three sisters (Nellie, Elsie, and Irene) and is survived by her younger brother, Ronald, and her children Rick (Patti) and Ken (fiancée Deborah). Connie has three grandchildren Scott (Kelly), Jenna Hall (Hayden), and Zachary, a step grandchild (Elijah), and two great grandchildren (Jaxson and Dallas). She is also survived by her Kutz and Pletz family nieces and nephews and their families.
Private interment is planned at Rolling Green Cemetery in Camp Hill, PA.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Concord Presbyterian Church, 1800 Fairfax Blvd. Wilmington, DE 19803.
