Obituary of Ann Curtis

At her home, Ashler Village, Wallingford, March 14,2009, Ann Samuelson Curtis, wife of the late Erle C. Curtis,Jr. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Curtis was born in Oakland California, August 30, 1913, daughter of the late Rev. Axel G. and Anna E. Johnson Samuelson. She was a Connecticut licensed funeral director and before her retirement, operated, along with her late husband; The Curtis Funeral Home, formerly of Branford. Mrs. Curtis was a graduate of University of California at Berkley and received her Public Health Nursing degree in 1939. During WWII she volunteered for the Army Nursing Corps. And became Captain in the U.S. Army Hospital Administration, where she met her husband Erle. She served as director of the Branford Visiting Nurses Association for many years as its president from 1966 to 1970. Ann was a member of the First Congregational Church of Branford, the Branford Historical Society and the Branford Land Trust. Services will be held in the First Congregational Church of Branford Thursday morning at 10:00. Burial will be held in Beaverdale Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The First Congregational Church of Branford, 1009 Main Street, Branford, CT 06405.