Curtis "Curt" Lorenz Gilbert Block
February 7, 1939 — November 27, 2015
Curtis “Curt” Lorenz Gilbert Block, 76, of Ely, Iowa, died after a long illness Friday, November 27, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service,520 Wilson Ave SW Cedar Rapids. Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the funeral home conducted by Rev. Mary Beth Hartenstein. Burial will be at a later date.
Survivors include his children, Dean Block of Ely, Iowa, Lori Masterson of North English, Iowa, and Russ Aarhus of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 20 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Marvin (Ida) Block of Oxford, Iowa, and Eileen (Harry) Kessel of Caledonia, Minnesota; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Duane and Lyle.
Curt was born on February 7, 1939, on a farm near Postville, Iowa, son of Lawrence and Hulda (Kuhse) Block. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Postville. Curt was a loving father and enjoyed spending time with his family, he was very fun loving, and spirited and enjoyed picking on the people he was around. He loved working on and rebuilding Ford retractable hard tops and showing off his cars.
All memorials may be made to the family.
Survivors include his children, Dean Block of Ely, Iowa, Lori Masterson of North English, Iowa, and Russ Aarhus of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 20 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Marvin (Ida) Block of Oxford, Iowa, and Eileen (Harry) Kessel of Caledonia, Minnesota; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Duane and Lyle.
Curt was born on February 7, 1939, on a farm near Postville, Iowa, son of Lawrence and Hulda (Kuhse) Block. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Postville. Curt was a loving father and enjoyed spending time with his family, he was very fun loving, and spirited and enjoyed picking on the people he was around. He loved working on and rebuilding Ford retractable hard tops and showing off his cars.
All memorials may be made to the family.
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