Obituary transcribed from The Rock Island Argus, Wednesday, December 5, 1979
Alvin J. Curry
Orion – Alvin J. Curry, 79, a well-known retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township, south of Milan, died at 5:30 this morning at his home, 802 13th St., Orion. He had been in failing health for some time.
Services will be at 11 Friday morning at the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church, Orion, with the Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Western Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the Kirk & Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Crippled Children's Fund.
Mr. Curry was widely known throughout much of Rock island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman. In his earlier years he established a reputation as a breaker and trainer of horses and mules.
Mr. Curry was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, a son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He was reared and received his education in Taylor Ridge and attended St. Ambrose College, Davenport.
He moved to Orion from Milan last June. He had retired from farming in 1969.
On Dec 28, 1921, he married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa.
He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace, church.
Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck of Sherrard and Mrs. William Hamerlinck of Orion; a son, Charles of Alpha; a brother, Harold of Taylor Ridge; four sisters, Mrs. Mable Keleher of Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney of Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames of Rock Island and Mrs. George Nimerick of Taylor Ridge; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
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Transcribed from The Rock Island Argus, Thursday, December 6, 1979
Rites Tomorrow-
Funeral services for Alvin J. Curry, 79, well known retired farmer who died yesterday, will be held at 11 tomorrow morning in the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church in Orion. The Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Western Cemetery, Friends may call at the Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, tonight from 7 to 9. Mr. Curry lived south of Milan in Bowling Township all his life until moving in Orion in June of this year.
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Obituary transcribed from the Quad City Times
Services were held in Orion Friday for Alvin J. Curry, 79, retired area farmer, who died early Wednesday morning at his home in Orion. He had suffered a lingering illness.
The Rev. Fr. C.J. Hollerich, pastor, officiated at the 11 a.m. services in Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Interment was in Western Cemetery. A rosary was held Thursday evening in Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home
Mr. Curry was a retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township south of Milan. He was widely known throughout much of Rock Island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman, and in earlier years established a reputation as a trainer of horses and mules.
He was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He attended Taylor Ridge Schools and St. Ambrose College in Davenport. He married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa Dec. 28, 1921.
Mr. Curry retired from farming in 1969, and had moved to Orion from Milan last June. He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace Church.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck, Sherrard, and Mrs. William Hamerlinck, Orion; son, Charles, Alpha; brother, Harold, Taylor Ridge, and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Keleher, Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney, Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames, Rock Island, and Mrs. George Nimerick, Taylor Ridge. Also 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
Alvin J. Curry
Orion – Alvin J. Curry, 79, a well-known retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township, south of Milan, died at 5:30 this morning at his home, 802 13th St., Orion. He had been in failing health for some time.
Services will be at 11 Friday morning at the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church, Orion, with the Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Western Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the Kirk & Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Crippled Children's Fund.
Mr. Curry was widely known throughout much of Rock island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman. In his earlier years he established a reputation as a breaker and trainer of horses and mules.
Mr. Curry was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, a son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He was reared and received his education in Taylor Ridge and attended St. Ambrose College, Davenport.
He moved to Orion from Milan last June. He had retired from farming in 1969.
On Dec 28, 1921, he married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa.
He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace, church.
Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck of Sherrard and Mrs. William Hamerlinck of Orion; a son, Charles of Alpha; a brother, Harold of Taylor Ridge; four sisters, Mrs. Mable Keleher of Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney of Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames of Rock Island and Mrs. George Nimerick of Taylor Ridge; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
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Transcribed from The Rock Island Argus, Thursday, December 6, 1979
Rites Tomorrow-
Funeral services for Alvin J. Curry, 79, well known retired farmer who died yesterday, will be held at 11 tomorrow morning in the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church in Orion. The Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Western Cemetery, Friends may call at the Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, tonight from 7 to 9. Mr. Curry lived south of Milan in Bowling Township all his life until moving in Orion in June of this year.
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Obituary transcribed from the Quad City Times
Services were held in Orion Friday for Alvin J. Curry, 79, retired area farmer, who died early Wednesday morning at his home in Orion. He had suffered a lingering illness.
The Rev. Fr. C.J. Hollerich, pastor, officiated at the 11 a.m. services in Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Interment was in Western Cemetery. A rosary was held Thursday evening in Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home
Mr. Curry was a retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township south of Milan. He was widely known throughout much of Rock Island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman, and in earlier years established a reputation as a trainer of horses and mules.
He was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He attended Taylor Ridge Schools and St. Ambrose College in Davenport. He married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa Dec. 28, 1921.
Mr. Curry retired from farming in 1969, and had moved to Orion from Milan last June. He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace Church.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck, Sherrard, and Mrs. William Hamerlinck, Orion; son, Charles, Alpha; brother, Harold, Taylor Ridge, and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Keleher, Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney, Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames, Rock Island, and Mrs. George Nimerick, Taylor Ridge. Also 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
Obituary transcribed from The Rock Island Argus, Wednesday, December 5, 1979
Alvin J. Curry
Orion – Alvin J. Curry, 79, a well-known retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township, south of Milan, died at 5:30 this morning at his home, 802 13th St., Orion. He had been in failing health for some time.
Services will be at 11 Friday morning at the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church, Orion, with the Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Western Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the Kirk & Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Crippled Children's Fund.
Mr. Curry was widely known throughout much of Rock island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman. In his earlier years he established a reputation as a breaker and trainer of horses and mules.
Mr. Curry was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, a son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He was reared and received his education in Taylor Ridge and attended St. Ambrose College, Davenport.
He moved to Orion from Milan last June. He had retired from farming in 1969.
On Dec 28, 1921, he married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa.
He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace, church.
Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck of Sherrard and Mrs. William Hamerlinck of Orion; a son, Charles of Alpha; a brother, Harold of Taylor Ridge; four sisters, Mrs. Mable Keleher of Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney of Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames of Rock Island and Mrs. George Nimerick of Taylor Ridge; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
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Transcribed from The Rock Island Argus, Thursday, December 6, 1979
Rites Tomorrow-
Funeral services for Alvin J. Curry, 79, well known retired farmer who died yesterday, will be held at 11 tomorrow morning in the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church in Orion. The Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Western Cemetery, Friends may call at the Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, tonight from 7 to 9. Mr. Curry lived south of Milan in Bowling Township all his life until moving in Orion in June of this year.
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Obituary transcribed from the Quad City Times
Services were held in Orion Friday for Alvin J. Curry, 79, retired area farmer, who died early Wednesday morning at his home in Orion. He had suffered a lingering illness.
The Rev. Fr. C.J. Hollerich, pastor, officiated at the 11 a.m. services in Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Interment was in Western Cemetery. A rosary was held Thursday evening in Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home
Mr. Curry was a retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township south of Milan. He was widely known throughout much of Rock Island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman, and in earlier years established a reputation as a trainer of horses and mules.
He was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He attended Taylor Ridge Schools and St. Ambrose College in Davenport. He married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa Dec. 28, 1921.
Mr. Curry retired from farming in 1969, and had moved to Orion from Milan last June. He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace Church.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck, Sherrard, and Mrs. William Hamerlinck, Orion; son, Charles, Alpha; brother, Harold, Taylor Ridge, and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Keleher, Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney, Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames, Rock Island, and Mrs. George Nimerick, Taylor Ridge. Also 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
Alvin J. Curry
Orion – Alvin J. Curry, 79, a well-known retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township, south of Milan, died at 5:30 this morning at his home, 802 13th St., Orion. He had been in failing health for some time.
Services will be at 11 Friday morning at the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church, Orion, with the Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Western Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the Kirk & Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Crippled Children's Fund.
Mr. Curry was widely known throughout much of Rock island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman. In his earlier years he established a reputation as a breaker and trainer of horses and mules.
Mr. Curry was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, a son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He was reared and received his education in Taylor Ridge and attended St. Ambrose College, Davenport.
He moved to Orion from Milan last June. He had retired from farming in 1969.
On Dec 28, 1921, he married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa.
He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace, church.
Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck of Sherrard and Mrs. William Hamerlinck of Orion; a son, Charles of Alpha; a brother, Harold of Taylor Ridge; four sisters, Mrs. Mable Keleher of Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney of Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames of Rock Island and Mrs. George Nimerick of Taylor Ridge; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
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Transcribed from The Rock Island Argus, Thursday, December 6, 1979
Rites Tomorrow-
Funeral services for Alvin J. Curry, 79, well known retired farmer who died yesterday, will be held at 11 tomorrow morning in the Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Roman Catholic Church in Orion. The Rev. C. J. Hollerich, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Western Cemetery, Friends may call at the Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home, Orion, tonight from 7 to 9. Mr. Curry lived south of Milan in Bowling Township all his life until moving in Orion in June of this year.
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Obituary transcribed from the Quad City Times
Services were held in Orion Friday for Alvin J. Curry, 79, retired area farmer, who died early Wednesday morning at his home in Orion. He had suffered a lingering illness.
The Rev. Fr. C.J. Hollerich, pastor, officiated at the 11 a.m. services in Mary, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Interment was in Western Cemetery. A rosary was held Thursday evening in Kirk and Huggins Funeral Home
Mr. Curry was a retired farmer who lived most of his life in Bowling Township south of Milan. He was widely known throughout much of Rock Island, Mercer and Henry Counties as a farmer and stockman, and in earlier years established a reputation as a trainer of horses and mules.
He was born July 12, 1900 in Bowling Township, son of James and Amanda Young Curry. He attended Taylor Ridge Schools and St. Ambrose College in Davenport. He married Katherine Carlson in Muscatine, Iowa Dec. 28, 1921.
Mr. Curry retired from farming in 1969, and had moved to Orion from Milan last June. He was a member of Mary, Our Lady of Peace Church.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale Hamerlinck, Sherrard, and Mrs. William Hamerlinck, Orion; son, Charles, Alpha; brother, Harold, Taylor Ridge, and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Keleher, Aledo, Mrs. Esther Boney, Reynolds, Mrs. Mildred Ames, Rock Island, and Mrs. George Nimerick, Taylor Ridge. Also 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son and three grandsons.
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