Alfred W.J. Kursa of Roscoe, a self-employed contractor and a longtime area resident, died August 25, 2004, at his home. He was 82 years of age.
The son of the late Alfred F. and Madeline Lulu Euker Kurza, he was born December 13, 1921, in New York City. He was the widower of Mildred M. Kursa. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a talented craftsman. Mr. Kursa built and repaired clocks and was known as "the clockman." He is survived by a daughter, Linda Curtis of Sacramento, Calif. two sisters, Marjorie M. Figgis of Honolulu, Hawaii and Paula A. Schamber and her husband, David, of Fairlawn, N.J; a brother, Donald W. Kurza and his wife, Catherine, of Bergenfield, N.J.; two grandchildren, Peter B. Curtis of Sacramento, Calif., and Matthew B. Curtis of Santa Clara, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Geraldine Marie Sandrom.
Private funeral services were followed by burial in the Bon Air Cemetery in Roscoe. Funeral arrangements were made by the Harris Funeral Home in Roscoe.
The son of the late Alfred F. and Madeline Lulu Euker Kurza, he was born December 13, 1921, in New York City. He was the widower of Mildred M. Kursa. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a talented craftsman. Mr. Kursa built and repaired clocks and was known as "the clockman." He is survived by a daughter, Linda Curtis of Sacramento, Calif. two sisters, Marjorie M. Figgis of Honolulu, Hawaii and Paula A. Schamber and her husband, David, of Fairlawn, N.J; a brother, Donald W. Kurza and his wife, Catherine, of Bergenfield, N.J.; two grandchildren, Peter B. Curtis of Sacramento, Calif., and Matthew B. Curtis of Santa Clara, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Geraldine Marie Sandrom.
Private funeral services were followed by burial in the Bon Air Cemetery in Roscoe. Funeral arrangements were made by the Harris Funeral Home in Roscoe.
Alfred W.J. Kursa of Roscoe, a self-employed contractor and a longtime area resident, died August 25, 2004, at his home. He was 82 years of age.
The son of the late Alfred F. and Madeline Lulu Euker Kurza, he was born December 13, 1921, in New York City. He was the widower of Mildred M. Kursa. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a talented craftsman. Mr. Kursa built and repaired clocks and was known as "the clockman." He is survived by a daughter, Linda Curtis of Sacramento, Calif. two sisters, Marjorie M. Figgis of Honolulu, Hawaii and Paula A. Schamber and her husband, David, of Fairlawn, N.J; a brother, Donald W. Kurza and his wife, Catherine, of Bergenfield, N.J.; two grandchildren, Peter B. Curtis of Sacramento, Calif., and Matthew B. Curtis of Santa Clara, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Geraldine Marie Sandrom.
Private funeral services were followed by burial in the Bon Air Cemetery in Roscoe. Funeral arrangements were made by the Harris Funeral Home in Roscoe.
The son of the late Alfred F. and Madeline Lulu Euker Kurza, he was born December 13, 1921, in New York City. He was the widower of Mildred M. Kursa. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a talented craftsman. Mr. Kursa built and repaired clocks and was known as "the clockman." He is survived by a daughter, Linda Curtis of Sacramento, Calif. two sisters, Marjorie M. Figgis of Honolulu, Hawaii and Paula A. Schamber and her husband, David, of Fairlawn, N.J; a brother, Donald W. Kurza and his wife, Catherine, of Bergenfield, N.J.; two grandchildren, Peter B. Curtis of Sacramento, Calif., and Matthew B. Curtis of Santa Clara, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Geraldine Marie Sandrom.
Private funeral services were followed by burial in the Bon Air Cemetery in Roscoe. Funeral arrangements were made by the Harris Funeral Home in Roscoe.
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