Catherine Curran, 15 Oct 1950 - 11 Apr 2014

CURRAN, FARR, ENGELDOW, WOLF, KASAL

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 4/21/2014 at 15:44:54

Catherine Curran, 63, of Victor passed away at Grinnell Regional Medical Center on Friday, April 11, 2014.

A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor with pastor Jim Davis officiating.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Smith Funeral Home. Family will be present from 6 - 8.

Interment will be at the Victor Memorial Cemetery following the service.

Memorials be sent to the Catherine Curran Memorial Fund and sent in care to the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347.

Catherine was born on October 15, 1950 in Des Moines; she was raised by her parents William and Sarah Engeldow Farr. She grew up in Cedar Rapids and attended Washington High School, and then Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls. After her education, Catherine was married and later divorced, she remarried in 1988, to John Curran and the couple resided in Victor. Catherine worked at different jobs in the area before starting her day care business from her home.

She had a passion for gardening and bird watching, she enjoyed going to garage sales or in Catherine's words "Junking". She loved to travel, with one of her favorite places being Tybee Island in Georgia. She cherished her cats and was proud of her children and grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Catherine is survived by her children; Brian Wolf of Des Moines, Kelly Wolf of Victor, Ashley (Ryan) Kasal of Victor; and her brother, Richard Farr.

She is preceded in death by her parents and grandson, Tyler Wolf.

Smith Funeral Home
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