4/8/2021 4:46:10 AM
Joseph Patrick Cobine, 58, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at 10:20 p.m., Monday, April 5, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton.
Joe was born on November 9, 1962 in Wood River. He was a son of the late James Robert and Dixie Jean (Major) Cobine.
Joe was a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree. He taught in the school districts of New Berlin, Lebanon, and White Hall for many years having also coached basketball. Joe loved children and was privileged to work them throughout his teaching career. For the past several years Joe had been working as a Medical Dispatcher for Best Med in Granite City.