Washington
December 1, 1960
Greetings to All
Never did get all these Xmas cards off last year, so
this time we'll start much earlier.
Except for May taking a trip to Kansas in October to see her mother before her sight bocomes much worse, we've kept pretty close to Washington the past year. There have been occasional trips to New York and the seashore. Otherwise we've kept our noses to the grindstone at the Star and the Pentagon.
Mel and Ils just wrote us that Mother hasn't been too well of late, but we were glad to know that some of you are near enough to see her occasionally. We had hoped she would see her way to move in with one of us children so she could get better care and attention, but she has yet to show she has any inclination to do so. If she changes her mind, May and I will always be glad to help out with more money that we've been sending her of late.
Mel and Ila also forwarded Gerald and Charlotte's letter on to us. We were glad to hear all the news from Oregon. We don't hear much else except Ila says Rose is home again from the hospital and doing fine. We were sorry to learn of Uncle Dan Fenton's passing. We had not known he was ill. Elma wrote us some time ago about her intention of doing some more on the family history of the Fentons. I'm afraid I won't be able to do much more on either the Curtis or Fenton side myself. Using my eyes everyday at the printing trade is just about all the strain and pounding they can take at present. Also heard from Maud (Lyon) Schroeder of San Bernardino, California. She is the daughter of Ira Lyon. I'll send her one of the few remaining printed family lineage charts I have along with some other information.
Nothing mush else we can add about ourselves, so we'll bring this to a close and run enough copies off on the proof press to enclose with the cards we're sending out.
Love
May and Ivan
Curtis, E. Ivan
On Sunday, July 20, 1969 at the Washington Hospital Center, E. Ivan Curtis of 1500 Massachusetts Ave, NW; beloved husband of May Koehn Curtis. He is also survived by 7 brothers and sisters. Friends may call at Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave, at Harrison Street, NW (Parking on premises) on Tuesday, July 22. Services and Interment Des Moines, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Kappa Gamma Scholarship Fund at Gallaudet College, Washington D.C., 20002.
Local Newspaper in Iowa
E. Ivan Curtis, son of Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Belle Fenton Curtis, was born December 10, 1911, at Griffinsville, Iowa. He became deaf at the age of six following meningitis. He attended school two years in Plano and when he was nine years old he started going to the school for the deaf in Council Bluffs and graduated in 1928. He attended Gallaudet College, the only college for the deaf in the world, in Washington, D.C., on a scholarship and was graduated in 1933, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
He was first in his class to obtain a teaching position before his graduation in 1933, the period of depression. He was a born teacher, well beloved by all who knew him in both schools for the deaf in Salem, Oregon and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
During World War II in 1941, he helped with the war effort by working with the Goodyear Aircraft Company, in Akron, Ohio. While there he saw an urgent need for some sort of club where young deaf people could gather after hours from the defense plants. He, with a few others, founded the club and he was its first president. That club is still going strong and has its own building.
In the fall of 1943, he moved to Washington, D.C. to enter the printing trade. There he worked for the Mercury Press shop and the Evening Star newspapers for a total of 25 years.
Ivan Curtis died as a result of a heart attack in Washington Hospital Center Sunday, July 20, 1969. He is survived by his wife, May Koehn Curtis; his mother, Mary Belle Fenton Curtis; seven brothers and sisters and their spouses, Floyd and Rose Curtis of Payson, Arizona, Gerald and Charlotte of Gates, Oregon, Ila and Mel Irwin of Connell, Washington, Vivian and Virgil Sharp of Tucson, Arizona, Caroline and George Bills and Evelyn and Tom Cort of Des Moines, Iowa and Bob and Mary Curtis of Centerville, Iowa. His father, two brothers, Paul and Doyle, and a daughter, Sheryl Ann preceded him in death.
The body was cremated at the Colonial Funeral Chapel in Des Moines.
As a man thinketh and doeth, so
in his heart is he.
Twilight and evening bell
and after that the dark,
and may there be no sadness of
farewell
when I embark.
For though from out our bourne
of time and place
The flood may bear me far.
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
December 1, 1960
Greetings to All
Never did get all these Xmas cards off last year, so
this time we'll start much earlier.
Except for May taking a trip to Kansas in October to see her mother before her sight bocomes much worse, we've kept pretty close to Washington the past year. There have been occasional trips to New York and the seashore. Otherwise we've kept our noses to the grindstone at the Star and the Pentagon.
Mel and Ils just wrote us that Mother hasn't been too well of late, but we were glad to know that some of you are near enough to see her occasionally. We had hoped she would see her way to move in with one of us children so she could get better care and attention, but she has yet to show she has any inclination to do so. If she changes her mind, May and I will always be glad to help out with more money that we've been sending her of late.
Mel and Ila also forwarded Gerald and Charlotte's letter on to us. We were glad to hear all the news from Oregon. We don't hear much else except Ila says Rose is home again from the hospital and doing fine. We were sorry to learn of Uncle Dan Fenton's passing. We had not known he was ill. Elma wrote us some time ago about her intention of doing some more on the family history of the Fentons. I'm afraid I won't be able to do much more on either the Curtis or Fenton side myself. Using my eyes everyday at the printing trade is just about all the strain and pounding they can take at present. Also heard from Maud (Lyon) Schroeder of San Bernardino, California. She is the daughter of Ira Lyon. I'll send her one of the few remaining printed family lineage charts I have along with some other information.
Nothing mush else we can add about ourselves, so we'll bring this to a close and run enough copies off on the proof press to enclose with the cards we're sending out.
Love
May and Ivan
Curtis, E. Ivan
On Sunday, July 20, 1969 at the Washington Hospital Center, E. Ivan Curtis of 1500 Massachusetts Ave, NW; beloved husband of May Koehn Curtis. He is also survived by 7 brothers and sisters. Friends may call at Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave, at Harrison Street, NW (Parking on premises) on Tuesday, July 22. Services and Interment Des Moines, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Kappa Gamma Scholarship Fund at Gallaudet College, Washington D.C., 20002.
Local Newspaper in Iowa
E. Ivan Curtis, son of Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Belle Fenton Curtis, was born December 10, 1911, at Griffinsville, Iowa. He became deaf at the age of six following meningitis. He attended school two years in Plano and when he was nine years old he started going to the school for the deaf in Council Bluffs and graduated in 1928. He attended Gallaudet College, the only college for the deaf in the world, in Washington, D.C., on a scholarship and was graduated in 1933, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
He was first in his class to obtain a teaching position before his graduation in 1933, the period of depression. He was a born teacher, well beloved by all who knew him in both schools for the deaf in Salem, Oregon and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
During World War II in 1941, he helped with the war effort by working with the Goodyear Aircraft Company, in Akron, Ohio. While there he saw an urgent need for some sort of club where young deaf people could gather after hours from the defense plants. He, with a few others, founded the club and he was its first president. That club is still going strong and has its own building.
In the fall of 1943, he moved to Washington, D.C. to enter the printing trade. There he worked for the Mercury Press shop and the Evening Star newspapers for a total of 25 years.
Ivan Curtis died as a result of a heart attack in Washington Hospital Center Sunday, July 20, 1969. He is survived by his wife, May Koehn Curtis; his mother, Mary Belle Fenton Curtis; seven brothers and sisters and their spouses, Floyd and Rose Curtis of Payson, Arizona, Gerald and Charlotte of Gates, Oregon, Ila and Mel Irwin of Connell, Washington, Vivian and Virgil Sharp of Tucson, Arizona, Caroline and George Bills and Evelyn and Tom Cort of Des Moines, Iowa and Bob and Mary Curtis of Centerville, Iowa. His father, two brothers, Paul and Doyle, and a daughter, Sheryl Ann preceded him in death.
The body was cremated at the Colonial Funeral Chapel in Des Moines.
As a man thinketh and doeth, so
in his heart is he.
Twilight and evening bell
and after that the dark,
and may there be no sadness of
farewell
when I embark.
For though from out our bourne
of time and place
The flood may bear me far.
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Washington
December 1, 1960
Greetings to All
Never did get all these Xmas cards off last year, so
this time we'll start much earlier.
Except for May taking a trip to Kansas in October to see her mother before her sight bocomes much worse, we've kept pretty close to Washington the past year. There have been occasional trips to New York and the seashore. Otherwise we've kept our noses to the grindstone at the Star and the Pentagon.
Mel and Ils just wrote us that Mother hasn't been too well of late, but we were glad to know that some of you are near enough to see her occasionally. We had hoped she would see her way to move in with one of us children so she could get better care and attention, but she has yet to show she has any inclination to do so. If she changes her mind, May and I will always be glad to help out with more money that we've been sending her of late.
Mel and Ila also forwarded Gerald and Charlotte's letter on to us. We were glad to hear all the news from Oregon. We don't hear much else except Ila says Rose is home again from the hospital and doing fine. We were sorry to learn of Uncle Dan Fenton's passing. We had not known he was ill. Elma wrote us some time ago about her intention of doing some more on the family history of the Fentons. I'm afraid I won't be able to do much more on either the Curtis or Fenton side myself. Using my eyes everyday at the printing trade is just about all the strain and pounding they can take at present. Also heard from Maud (Lyon) Schroeder of San Bernardino, California. She is the daughter of Ira Lyon. I'll send her one of the few remaining printed family lineage charts I have along with some other information.
Nothing mush else we can add about ourselves, so we'll bring this to a close and run enough copies off on the proof press to enclose with the cards we're sending out.
Love
May and Ivan
Curtis, E. Ivan
On Sunday, July 20, 1969 at the Washington Hospital Center, E. Ivan Curtis of 1500 Massachusetts Ave, NW; beloved husband of May Koehn Curtis. He is also survived by 7 brothers and sisters. Friends may call at Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave, at Harrison Street, NW (Parking on premises) on Tuesday, July 22. Services and Interment Des Moines, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Kappa Gamma Scholarship Fund at Gallaudet College, Washington D.C., 20002.
Local Newspaper in Iowa
E. Ivan Curtis, son of Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Belle Fenton Curtis, was born December 10, 1911, at Griffinsville, Iowa. He became deaf at the age of six following meningitis. He attended school two years in Plano and when he was nine years old he started going to the school for the deaf in Council Bluffs and graduated in 1928. He attended Gallaudet College, the only college for the deaf in the world, in Washington, D.C., on a scholarship and was graduated in 1933, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
He was first in his class to obtain a teaching position before his graduation in 1933, the period of depression. He was a born teacher, well beloved by all who knew him in both schools for the deaf in Salem, Oregon and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
During World War II in 1941, he helped with the war effort by working with the Goodyear Aircraft Company, in Akron, Ohio. While there he saw an urgent need for some sort of club where young deaf people could gather after hours from the defense plants. He, with a few others, founded the club and he was its first president. That club is still going strong and has its own building.
In the fall of 1943, he moved to Washington, D.C. to enter the printing trade. There he worked for the Mercury Press shop and the Evening Star newspapers for a total of 25 years.
Ivan Curtis died as a result of a heart attack in Washington Hospital Center Sunday, July 20, 1969. He is survived by his wife, May Koehn Curtis; his mother, Mary Belle Fenton Curtis; seven brothers and sisters and their spouses, Floyd and Rose Curtis of Payson, Arizona, Gerald and Charlotte of Gates, Oregon, Ila and Mel Irwin of Connell, Washington, Vivian and Virgil Sharp of Tucson, Arizona, Caroline and George Bills and Evelyn and Tom Cort of Des Moines, Iowa and Bob and Mary Curtis of Centerville, Iowa. His father, two brothers, Paul and Doyle, and a daughter, Sheryl Ann preceded him in death.
The body was cremated at the Colonial Funeral Chapel in Des Moines.
As a man thinketh and doeth, so
in his heart is he.
Twilight and evening bell
and after that the dark,
and may there be no sadness of
farewell
when I embark.
For though from out our bourne
of time and place
The flood may bear me far.
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
December 1, 1960
Greetings to All
Never did get all these Xmas cards off last year, so
this time we'll start much earlier.
Except for May taking a trip to Kansas in October to see her mother before her sight bocomes much worse, we've kept pretty close to Washington the past year. There have been occasional trips to New York and the seashore. Otherwise we've kept our noses to the grindstone at the Star and the Pentagon.
Mel and Ils just wrote us that Mother hasn't been too well of late, but we were glad to know that some of you are near enough to see her occasionally. We had hoped she would see her way to move in with one of us children so she could get better care and attention, but she has yet to show she has any inclination to do so. If she changes her mind, May and I will always be glad to help out with more money that we've been sending her of late.
Mel and Ila also forwarded Gerald and Charlotte's letter on to us. We were glad to hear all the news from Oregon. We don't hear much else except Ila says Rose is home again from the hospital and doing fine. We were sorry to learn of Uncle Dan Fenton's passing. We had not known he was ill. Elma wrote us some time ago about her intention of doing some more on the family history of the Fentons. I'm afraid I won't be able to do much more on either the Curtis or Fenton side myself. Using my eyes everyday at the printing trade is just about all the strain and pounding they can take at present. Also heard from Maud (Lyon) Schroeder of San Bernardino, California. She is the daughter of Ira Lyon. I'll send her one of the few remaining printed family lineage charts I have along with some other information.
Nothing mush else we can add about ourselves, so we'll bring this to a close and run enough copies off on the proof press to enclose with the cards we're sending out.
Love
May and Ivan
Curtis, E. Ivan
On Sunday, July 20, 1969 at the Washington Hospital Center, E. Ivan Curtis of 1500 Massachusetts Ave, NW; beloved husband of May Koehn Curtis. He is also survived by 7 brothers and sisters. Friends may call at Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave, at Harrison Street, NW (Parking on premises) on Tuesday, July 22. Services and Interment Des Moines, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Kappa Gamma Scholarship Fund at Gallaudet College, Washington D.C., 20002.
Local Newspaper in Iowa
E. Ivan Curtis, son of Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Belle Fenton Curtis, was born December 10, 1911, at Griffinsville, Iowa. He became deaf at the age of six following meningitis. He attended school two years in Plano and when he was nine years old he started going to the school for the deaf in Council Bluffs and graduated in 1928. He attended Gallaudet College, the only college for the deaf in the world, in Washington, D.C., on a scholarship and was graduated in 1933, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
He was first in his class to obtain a teaching position before his graduation in 1933, the period of depression. He was a born teacher, well beloved by all who knew him in both schools for the deaf in Salem, Oregon and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
During World War II in 1941, he helped with the war effort by working with the Goodyear Aircraft Company, in Akron, Ohio. While there he saw an urgent need for some sort of club where young deaf people could gather after hours from the defense plants. He, with a few others, founded the club and he was its first president. That club is still going strong and has its own building.
In the fall of 1943, he moved to Washington, D.C. to enter the printing trade. There he worked for the Mercury Press shop and the Evening Star newspapers for a total of 25 years.
Ivan Curtis died as a result of a heart attack in Washington Hospital Center Sunday, July 20, 1969. He is survived by his wife, May Koehn Curtis; his mother, Mary Belle Fenton Curtis; seven brothers and sisters and their spouses, Floyd and Rose Curtis of Payson, Arizona, Gerald and Charlotte of Gates, Oregon, Ila and Mel Irwin of Connell, Washington, Vivian and Virgil Sharp of Tucson, Arizona, Caroline and George Bills and Evelyn and Tom Cort of Des Moines, Iowa and Bob and Mary Curtis of Centerville, Iowa. His father, two brothers, Paul and Doyle, and a daughter, Sheryl Ann preceded him in death.
The body was cremated at the Colonial Funeral Chapel in Des Moines.
As a man thinketh and doeth, so
in his heart is he.
Twilight and evening bell
and after that the dark,
and may there be no sadness of
farewell
when I embark.
For though from out our bourne
of time and place
The flood may bear me far.
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Family Members
Siblings
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Floyd Milan Curtis
1903–1977
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William Gerald Curtis
1906–1975
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Paul Franklin Curtis
1907–1908
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Ila Virginia Curtis Irwin
1909–2004
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Vivian Irene Curtis Sharp
1914–2011
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Doyle Dorleen Curtis
1915–1961
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Evelyn Emma Curtis Cort
1918–2004
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Carolyn Christina Curtis Bills
1921–2013
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Donald Robert "Bob" Curtis
1924–2010
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