Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Curtis, Louis C. 1955
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, March 25, 1955


M-Sgt. Louis C. Curtis, 56, died Wednesday at the Langley A.F.B. Hospital in 
Virginia.  He was born July 9, 1898 in Easton township and was a veteran of 
World War I.

Surviving besides his wife, Winifred, is one sister, Mrs. Leona Myers of 
Reseda, California and one brother, Kenneth Curtis of Vermontville.

The funeral will be held at the Truesdell funeral home in Kalamazoo, Tuesday 
morning at 10 o’clock.

Subsequent Publication:  Thursday, march 31, 1955

Funeral services for M-Sgt. Louis C. Curtis of 43 Cedar avenue, Newport News, 
Virginia, were held in Kalamazoo Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock in the 
Truesdale chapel with the Dr. William A. Keith officiating.  Joseph B. 
Westnedge, American Legion Post No. 36 were in charge at the cemetery.

Mr. Curtis died Wednesday evening at the Langley Air Base Hospital, Newport 
News, Virginia.  

He was born July 9, 1898 in Ionia, the son of Harry E. and May S. Morgan 
Curtis.  He was a retired master sergeant and a World War I veteran.  Mr. 
Curtis enlisted in the Air Force in September of 1942 and served overseas from 
July 1944 to July 1945 and was in the Berlin Airlift for six months.  Ten 
years prior to his enlistment he was associated with the Clear Stream Farm at 
Oshtemo.  He was a member of the First Congregational church of Kalamazoo.

Survivors besides his wife, Winifred M., are his step-mother Mrs. Carrie 
Curtis of Belding; one brother, Kenneth M. of Vermontville; one sister, Mrs. 
Leona Myers of Reseda, Calif., two nephews, Gordon Myers of Kansas City, Mo., 
and David Curtis of Vermontville.

Those attending from Ionia were Mr. and Mrs. Purl Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. 
George Mitchell.



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