Dan Corcoran

Funeral Services: Will be held on Friday, August 26, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the services. Pastor Eric Schubert and Mark Nelson will officiate the service. The Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the professional arrangements.   

Family Visitation: The family will greet friends on Friday, August 26th, at the church from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Memorials: May be directed to the Dan Corcoran memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date. 

Daniel Joseph Corcoran was born June 24, 1958, in Jefferson, Iowa, the son of Bud and JoAnn (Yepsen) Corcoran. He passed away on August 22, 2016 at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 58.

Dan attended Greenfield Schools in Greenfield, Iowa and graduated as a GHS Tiger in 1976. Dan received a football scholarship as a defensive back from Ellsworth. He was privileged to play in the Jr. Rose Bowl as NJCAA National Champions in 1976. Dan was employed as Quality Control Specialist at Ferrara Candy Company in Creston, Iowa. Dan was blessed with a daughter, Bailey on April 24, 1992.

He was preceded in death by his father, Bud Corcoran; sisters in infancy Deborah and Denise; and brother-in-law Stephen Gleason.

Survivors include his mother JoAnn Corcoran of Greenfield; daughter Bailey Corcoran of Greenfield; brother Dennis and wife Sally Corcoran of Des Moines; sister Lisa Gleason of Des Moines; brother John and friend Vicki of Des Moines; sister Laurie and husband Mark Nelson of West Des Moines; brother Pat and wife Jodi Corcoran of Van Meter; 19 nieces and nephews and many other family and friends.