Rex M. Corfman, 82, of Chicago, a retired fundraising consultant for the United Negro College Fund, the YMCA, the United Fund and other non-profit organizations, died Saturday in Weiss Memorial Hospital. Mr. Corfman, who was born in Malinta, Ohio, and grew up on small farms in the central part of the state, attended Bowling Green State University, Ohio State University and later Roosevelt University, studying business administration and accounting. He was educational director for a farm bureau cooperative in central Ohio until he was drafted in 1941 and became a conscientious objector, serving 4 1/2 years as a hospital orderly and a forest ranger until the end of World War II in 1945. After the war, he became a fundraising consultant for not-for-profit organizations. “He met my mother while working for the United Negro College Fund in 1949,” said his son, Thomas. “He worked for them in many Northern states, and she was working in their office in Pennsylvania.” His son said that he also worked for the YMCA, the YWCA and the United Fund in small towns from Waterville, Maine, to Ogalala, Neb. “He was a man of tremendous conviction and courage,” his son said. “In his last four years, he started Facts for Democracy to present a neutral source for facts of public importance. He was a man of ceaseless activity. He died as a result of a fall or he’d be in the office working today.” Other survivors include his daughter, Regina, and two grandsons. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., and after services until 9 p.m. Wednesday, in John E. Maloney Funeral Home, 1359 W. Devon Ave., Chicago. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday, in St. Henry Church, 6335 N. Hoyne Ave., Chicago.
