Daniel Michael Curtis

DANIEL MICHAEL CURTIS, 84

Friedlander's Department Store

Daniel Michael Curtis, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 due to heart failure at Dove Health Care in Lake Wales.

Born July 23, 1923 in Cambridge, MA; he came to Florida 53 years ago and settled in Lake Wales 48 years ago. He was a retired sales clerk for Friedlander's Department Store and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree; and enjoyed racing pigeons and fantails, woodworking and camping with his family.

Daniel was preceded by his first wife, Barbara Curtis; sisters, Betty Norton, Dorothy and Beatrice Garland. Survivors include his wife, Lois Curtis of Lake Wales; daughters, Paula Morley of Newnan, GA, Barbara Chanley of Lake Wales, Margaret Fleckenstein of Dixon, TN, Patricia Starr of Winter Haven, Elizabeth Collins of Babson Park, Ann Story of Lake Wales and Jeanie Takacs of Winter Haven; 19 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales, with a rosary at 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 12, 2008 at Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales. Interment will follow at the Lake Wales Cemetery. For those who wish, donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Avenue, Auburndale, Florida 33823 or the Knights of Columbus.