Kurth, William C. Dr. 1932 - 2018

KURTH, KURTH-CHRISTENSEN, HANSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/27/2018 at 20:27:58

U.S. Veteran
Dr. William C. Kurth, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 17, 2018 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Private Family Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in the spring.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, one hour before the service, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

He was a professor of Classics at Luther College for 31 years.

Bill is survived by his three children: Amelia Kurth of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Emily Kurth-Christensen (Michael Christensen) of Harlan, Iowa and William Alton Kurth of Iowa City, Iowa; two grandchildren: Grayson and Ainsley Christensen; one sister, Jacqueline Hanson of Eureka, Illinois; and his long-time companion, Judith Koutny of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given Parkinson Research Foundation, 5969 Cattleridge Blvd., Suite 100, Sarasota, FL 34232 https://parkinsonhope.org/ , Luther College, c/o Development Office, 700 College Drive, Decorah, IA 52101 or Commonweal Theatre Company, 208 Parkway Ave. North, Lanesboro, MN 55949.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home databse

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