CURTIS, William L. 1921-2004

CURTIS, HARPER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/16/2009 at 19:47:00

WILLIAM L. CURTIS

OSAGE, IOWA — William L. “Bill” Curtis, 82, of Osage and formerly of San Diego, Calif., died Wednesday (March 31, 2004) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage.

Bill was born April 29, 1921, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Amos R. and Jessie L. (Harper) Curtis. Bill moved to Wenatchee, Wash., in 1926, where he was raised until joining the Army in 1941. He served for five years as baker in the Quartermaster Corps.

Bill worked for General Dynamics, Convair Division, for 30 years, retiring in 1979.

Bill was very active with senior groups during his retirement. He was a past district vice-president of Congress of California Seniors, past president of the Convair Alumni Association, a lifetime member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and past president of that organization’s retirees in San Diego.

Bill and his wife of 35 years, Mary Curtis, traveled to over 45 countries and took many trips throughout the United States.

Bill and Mary were members of the College Avenue Baptist Church of San Diego since 1971, and are currently members of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage.

Bill was baptized in the River Jordan in Israel. Bill has now left to spend his eternity with his Lord.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. There will be visitation from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday before services at the church.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Curtis, of Osage; one son, Paul Curtis and his wife, Emily, of Edon, Ohio, and their children, Amanda Curtis of Bluffton, Ohio and Jonathan Curtis of Fort Polk, La.; one daughter, Joan Kirk and her husband, Ken, of Osage, and their children, Tim Kirk of Mason City, and Sarah Kirk of Tacoma, Wash.; one sister, Shirley Hawkins and her husband, Bob, of Eugene, Ore.; one step-daughter, Marlene Parsons of El Cajon, Calif., and one step-son, John Machnov of Santee, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Dorothy Curtis; one son, David Curtis, and one sister, Darlene Travis.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home (641) 732-3706.

[Mason City Globe Gazette]