Robert W. Curtiss

03/18/2001

Robert Wells Curtiss, 76, of Mount Washington Road died Sunday at home. Born in Egremont on April 6, 1924, son of William and Bessie Chase Curtiss, he was a 1942 graduate of the former Searles High School in Great Barrington. He joined the Navy after graduation and served in the Pacific aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill. During one attack, the ship was so badly damaged it was barely able to return to port for repairs. Mr. Curtiss worked as a self-employed carpenter for many years with his brother Willard, retiring in 1990. He also worked part time after retirement and was the transfer station attendant in Monterey until July 2000. He was a member of James A. Modolo VFW post in Great Barrington and enjoyed fishing, hunting and tending his gardens. He and his wife, the former Josephine Czajkowski, were married in 1947 in All Saints' Church in Housatonic. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, JoAnn Spaulding of South Egremont; two sisters, Wilma Vosburgh of South Egremont and Iona Seely of Fort Myers, Fla.; a brother, William Curtiss of Great Barrington, and three grandchildren. Two brothers, Willard L. Curtiss and Leigh "Ace" Curtiss, died in 1976 and 1991, respectively. A sister, Marion Guidi, died in 1996. Service of Remembrance will be Saturday, March 24, at 1 at Christ Episcopal Church in Sheffield, with the Rev. Susan Crampton, rector, officiating. The family will receive friends tomorrow from 5 to 7 at FINNERTY & STEVENS FUNERAL HOME, Great Barrington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad or to the Building Fund of Christ Church, Sheffield, in care of the funeral home, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230.

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