John C Kurtz, 86, of 417 Archer Ave died at 6 pm yesterday in his home after a four-months illness. Mr. Kurtz was a retired Lake Township farmer. He came to Fort Wayne after his retirement 20 years ago. He was a member of St John's Lutheran Church. Surviving are six sons, Albert, John, William, Herbert and Robert, all of Fort Wayne, and Ora of Arcola; five daughters, Mrs. Elsie Sible, Mrs. Mathilda King, Mrs. Frieda Lloyd, Miss Alma Kurtz and Mrs. Hilda Harmeyer, all of Fort Wayne; 29 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The body is in the CM Sloan & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 pm today. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - February 13, 1955
John C Kurtz, 86, of 417 Archer Ave died at 6 pm yesterday in his home after a four-months illness. Mr. Kurtz was a retired Lake Township farmer. He came to Fort Wayne after his retirement 20 years ago. He was a member of St John's Lutheran Church. Surviving are six sons, Albert, John, William, Herbert and Robert, all of Fort Wayne, and Ora of Arcola; five daughters, Mrs. Elsie Sible, Mrs. Mathilda King, Mrs. Frieda Lloyd, Miss Alma Kurtz and Mrs. Hilda Harmeyer, all of Fort Wayne; 29 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The body is in the CM Sloan & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 pm today. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - February 13, 1955
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Albert John Kurtz
1896–1965
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Elsie A. Kurtz Sible
1897–1994
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John William Kurtz
1898–1975
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Mathilda Marie Kurtz King
1900–1965
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Frieda Anna Catherine Kurtz Lloyd
1901–1971
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Alma A. Kurtz Tarney
1903–1990
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Wilbur Carl Kurtz
1904–1976
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Herbert Michael Kurtz
1906–1985
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Robert R Kurtz
1910–1974
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Ora Ralph Kurtz
1912–2001
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Hilda L. Harmeyer
1915–2004
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