CURTISS, Kathryn Louise

1900 - 1971  (71 years)

• Name	CURTISS, Kathryn Louise
  Born	11 Feb 1900	Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Dec 1971	Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
  Buried	22 Dec 1971	Floral Hills Alderood Manor (Now Lynnwood) WA
  Person ID	I1402	theHornes Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Curtiss, George Robert,   b. 22 May 1870, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan ,   d. 3 Sep 1944, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Bunnell, Inez Jean,   b. 12 Dec 1874, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan ,   d. 28 Mar 1958, Cleveland, Ohio  (Age 83 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1896	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
  Notes	George Curtiss was connected with the State Insurance Department in Lansing, Michigan, when he met my grandmother, who was a stenographer in one of the Capital offices. They were married in Grand Rapids, where her parents lived.
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herriman, Elbridge Askew,   b. 22 Jan 1894, Grand Forks, North Dakota ,   d. 6 Aug 1980, Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington  (Age 86 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1920	Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa
  Children	1. Herriman, Nancy Curtiss,   b. 25 Feb 1922, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 17 Apr 2017, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2006
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kathryn Curtiss Herriman was the most wonderful mother and human being -- thoughtful, wise, and fun to be with! To write about her in a nutshell would be hard to do! Whatever she did, she put 125% effort into it, and received many letters of commendaton (letters that I have). She was so smart in writing “jingles” and wrote a 52-page memories of South Haven, Michigan, at the turn-of-the-century. I kthink it is wonderful! Due to my dad’s health (sinus trouble), they were separated for ten years during the Depression. He had to move to Denver (dry climate), and it took him that long to get settled in a business. Meanwhile, my mother had a good, secure teaching job in Gary, Indiana (about 1927-1937). She taught Auditorium (speech, music, drama, etc.) Each summer she and I would go to Denver, intending to stay; but she couldn’t get a teaching job in Denver, as they wouldn’t hire married women teachers!! (Depression). The letters she received from the Gary school system were a great tribute to her (the letters are in my possession.) When we finally reunited in Denver (for good), my mother joined the Womens Club, taking a class in Parliamentory Law. She mastered that so fast that she eventually taught it at the Club. Without getting into reason why, during World II, she taught officers and enlisted men at Lowry Field in Denver--machine guns, cannons, chemical warfare, and all the armament on the B-29s, etc. I told her once how smart I thought she was; but she said she wasn’t--that she just put more than 100% into her job! Again, I have many wonderful letters she received from Colonels, Majors, etc. I was always impressed that when one of her classes became obsolee, another job would be created for her. I was sooo proud of her! In addition to all of her accomplishmens, she taught Bridge, and started National Bridge Clubs in various cities whee she and my dad moved. From one of their bridge clubs in Texas, they were asked to be managers of the Pampa Cou ntry Club, where they were until they retired, and “followed” Johnny and me to Edmonds, Washington. She was an unusual and great lady, and loved by all who knew her--especially my dad and me!