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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 89487246
• Obituary: 3 May 2012, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; Chadwick Funeral Service

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From FindaGrave:

S/O Edwin Joseph Curtiss & Susie Eliza (Hubbard) Curtiss
H/O Phyllis Irene (Hall) Curtiss (13 Jun 1927-3 Apr 2006), m. 30 Jul 1949, Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
F/O Pamela Jean (Curtiss) Tuttle Berlind
F/O Wayne Scott Curtiss

Subject of entry 719 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89487246

Obituary:
Herwood "Zeke" Curtiss formerly of New London, NH passed away on April 30, 2012, at Woodlawn Nursing Home, Newport, NH. Born in Lebanon, NH on April 7, 1923, the son of Edwin J. and Susie E (Hubbard) Curtiss.

Best known as a teacher, he taught mathematics and music for 36 years at New London High school and Kearsarge Regional High School. He was the first NH teacher to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence for Mathematics, by President Reagan at the White House. He donated that award to Kearsarge Regional High School to implement purchasing the school's first computers, where a room is named after him. He also taught mathematics at NHTI in Concord, NH during his retirement.

A lifelong student, Mr. Curtiss graduated from Keene State Teachers College in 1948 and then received masters degrees in both mathematics and education from UMO. Zeke had a passion for music, having been a concert violinist, and playing baritone horn with the Upper Valley Community Band for 14 years. He founded the New London High School Marching Band in 1948.

Mr. Curtiss served in WWII as a naval officer and diesel engineer. He participated in the battle of Okinawa. He was anchored in Tokyo Bay when General MacArthur received the Japanese surrender.

He and his wife of 56 years, Phyllis, built their own home on County Road, New London. They both loved raising their family and spending summers camping on Bar Island in Milbridge, Maine. He also enjoyed travelling, gardening, camping, fishing, carpentry, canoeing, and maple syruping. They drove to Alaska and back 3 times. During retirement Mr. Curtiss was very active with Habitat for Humanity having built many homes in the region.

He was predeceased by his wife, Phyllis, in 2006. He is survived by his son, Wayne S. Curtiss and his wife Michelle, of Sunapee, NH., his daughter Pamela C. Berlind and her husband Bryan of Chocorua, NH., and his brother Edwin W. Curtiss and his wife, Peg of Guilford, VT.

He was a member of New London Service Organization, The First Baptist Church of New London, King Solomon's Lodge #14 F & A Masons of Elkins, NH having served as District Deputy Grand Master for District 7, Alpha-Pi-Tau fraternity, Keene State Alumni, NH Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Herwood W. "Zeke" Curtiss Scholarship care of: KRHS, 457 North Road, N. Sutton, NH 03260 Attn: Betsy Anderson.

A celebration of Zeke's life will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church in New London, NH. Burial will be in Old Main Street Cemetery, New London, NH. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is assisting the family with arrangements.

Herwood married Phyllis Irene Hall on 30 Jul 1949 in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Phyllis (daughter of Max Almus Hall and Chessie Viola Richards) was born on 13 Jun 1927 in New Hampshire; died on 3 Apr 2006 in New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; was buried after 3 Apr 2006 in Old Main Street Cemetery, New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: R.C. Tuttle, of Effingham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: B. Berlind. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: D.L. Delano, of Wilmot Flat. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: M. [--?--]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]