Cynthia W. Corboy
Cynthia W. Corboy, of Newtown Square, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Born Cynthia Jane Wallace on December 22, 1934, in Checotah, OK, she was the daughter of the late Samuel William Wallace and Gertrude Boone Wallace (nee Schubeck), and sister to Josephine, Rowena, Adriane Ann and Wanda. She attended Maury High School in Norfolk, VA, and earned a BS in Accountancy and Economics from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 1956. After graduation, she lived in Virginia Beach while working in her father’s business, Wallace Process Piping.
Cynthia was married to Robert Corboy in 1957. She lived in Woodbury Heights, NJ, with her husband and three children. She was an active volunteer with her church as choir director as well as with the Woodbury Junior Women’s Club, and helped to establish Robins Nest Inc., a home for adolescent girls.
Cynthia built a professional life unusual for a woman of her generation. She began her career in banking at Provident National Bank in 1968 as a credit analyst, eventually rising to vice president, corporate accounts. She was vice president, national accounts, lending to major corporations at New England Merchants Bank and was vice president, Northeast Corporate Division for the Philadelphia National Bank. She then held a position in bank regulation, working as an analyst and regulator at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In 1993, she became the chief financial officer at Nakagama and Wallace Investment Management in New York City. After retiring from full-time work, Cynthia took on financial consulting jobs, most notably a 19-year engagement with the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation.
In her retirement Cynthia travelled, enjoyed cruises and took up ballroom dancing. She was an active volunteer at the Main Line Unitarian Church and an energetic member of the Cosmopolitan Club. After her move to Dunwoody Village, she served for several years as the treasurer of the Dunwoody Residents Association.
Cynthia is survived by her three children, Lynne Corboy (Michael VanBuskirk), Christine Eagan (Jeffrey Eagan) Michael Corboy, and her sister Adriane Ann Wallce. She is also survived by four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, March 21, at 11:00 am at the Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon, PA. 19333. A reception will follow at the church.