William Curry
July 15, 1926-June 14, 2017
William Curry, 90, West
Fargo, ND, formerly
Minot, ND, died on
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
surrounded by his chil-
dren, at Sheyenne Cross-
ings Care Center in West
Fargo.
William Patrick Curry
was born July 15, 1926 at
Clinton, IA to William
and Dora (Gehrman) Cur-
ry. He grew up and at-
tended school in Slayton,
MN. Bill enlisted in the
US Navy and served dur-
ing World War II on the
USS Neshoba. After the
war, he reenlisted and
served on a Mobile Com-
munication Unit on
Guam. He was honorably
discharged in 1947. Upon
discharge, he returned to
Slayton where he operat-
ed Curry Brothers Radio
with his brother, Richard.
He also painted houses for
a time. In 1951, he moved
to Traverse City, MI
where he met his wife and
worked for the federal
government at the then
Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration now known
as the FAA, as an air traff-
ic controller. William
married Jeanne Huellman-tel on March 14, 1952 in
Toledo, Ohio. While em-
ployed by the FAA they
made their home in many
places including; Toledo,
OH, Rochester, MN, Far-
go, ND, McGrath, AK,
Northway, AK, Ottumwa,
IA, and Minot, ND. Fol-
lowing Bill’s retirement
from the FAA, they con-
tinued to reside in Minot.
Jeanne passed away in
2009. Bill moved to West
Fargo in 2011.
Bill’s passion was fish-
ing. He was also a Ham
Radio operator and en-
joyed making wine.
He is survived by three
children, Jerry (Edith)
Curry, Fairbanks, AK,
Tom Curry, Fargo and Pat
Eckroth, West Fargo; 9
grandchildren, Jennifer,
Bryan, Brenda, Breanna,
Brandon, Jessica, Robert,
Kari and Edward as well
as 13 great grandchildren;
1 great great grandchild
and brother, Richard Cur-
ry of Rosemount, MN.
Bill was preceded in
death by his parents and
wife, Jeanne of 57 years.
A private family ser-
vice will be held with
burial at the ND Veterans
Cemetery, Mandan, ND.
The family asks that any
memorials be made to
Hospice of the Red River
Valley in Fargo, ND.
Memories and con-
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