Floyd E. Curtis

Floyd E. Curtis, age 89, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster. Floyd, born January 18, 1922, in Dickeyville, was the eldest of four sons to Earl and Lucille (Hoffman) Curtis of Cuba City. He attended Casper School in Paris Township through eighth grade. Floyd and Marie Averkamp married in February 1944. Marie preceded him in death in November 1971. Floyd and Gloria (Ames) Winkler married in December 1973. Gloria and Joe Winkler were married in October of 1947; Joe preceded her in death in February 1971. Floyd and Marie were the proud parents of eleven children. Gloria and Joe were the proud parents of seven children.

Floyd loved the outdoors. He farmed a large part of his life, gardened most of his senior years including his last year and hunted and fished frequently in his free time. Floyd loved sharing his time with family and playing in any available Euchre game. He enjoyed traveling and traveled often in retirement. Floyd was a proud and avid member of the Knights of Columbus and was a Fourth Degree Knight. He lived most his life in southwestern Wisconsin and in the Minneapolis area a few years. Floyd and Gloria moved to Lancaster in 2000. Floyd also worked as an operating engineer for Edward Kraemer & Sons (road construction) from 1951 to his retirement in 1984.

Survivors include his beloved wife, Gloria, Lancaster; six sons and eight daughters - Susan (Ron) Thole, Lancaster; Eileen Kraemer, Lancaster; Ronald (Sandy) Curtis, Columbus; David Curtis, Crestview, Florida; Barbara (Kenneth) Thompson, Lancaster; Janet (Murray) Line, Fennimore; Michael Winkler, Bay City; Diane Noble, Lancaster; Thomas (Sharon) Curtis, Temple, Texas; Barbara (Donald) Biddick, Stitzer; Emily (David) Pitzen, Lancaster; Alice (Mike) Daddario, Apple Valley, Minnesota; Daniel Winkler and Vincent Winkler, both of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; 36 grandchildren; 47 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; and two brothers, Glenn (Marjory) of Cuba City, and Gerald (Millie) of Potosi.

Floyd was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Marie, his children: Caroline Curtis, Judith Sorenson, Joseph Winkler, and Gregory Curtis, grandchildren: Derik Kraemer and Nick Pitzen, a brother, Wilbert Curtis.

Funeral services were held on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster with Father William Seipp and Father Richard Leffler officiating. Burial was in St. Marys Cemetery, Bloomington. Family and friends called on Thursday, March 10, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster where a 3:45 p.m. scripture service will be held and a 4:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus service will be held. Friends also called on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the church. Schwartz Funeral Home in Lancaster is assisting the family. In lieu of plants and flowers, the family suggests memorials be offered to St. Clement Catholic Church, Lancaster or St. Andrew Catholic Church, Tennyson.