Howard Kurth Dec. 1, 1932-May 1, 2018


Howard Kurth

     Howard Kurth, age 85, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his home following an extended illness.

     Funeral services will be held 11 Saturday morning, May 5, 2018 at the United Church of Monticello where friends may call after 9 a.m. Pastor Jean Sullivan will officiate at the services. Military Honors will be presented by the United States Army Honors Team. Goettsch Funeral Home has been entrusted with Howard’s care and services. The family suggests casual attire and, memorials may be made to Camp Courageous of Iowa. 

     Surviving is his wife Marie; four children, Diane (Doug) Monck, Cheryl (Jim) Hunt, Kevin (Diane) Kurth, Donald (Kay) Kurth; six grandchildren, Joshua Monck, James (Amy) Kurth, Derek (Nicole) Kurth, Jordan Kurth, Kelly Satre and Rich Hunt; two great-grandsons, Kavan and Koen Kurth; his siblings, Betty (Bill) Boyles, Paul (Linda) Kurth, James (Laurel) Kurth, Kenneth (Glenda) Kurth, Carolyn (Paul) Krob, Kathyrn Hankemeier, Michael (Dawn) Kurth, Ernest (Kim) Kurth; sisters-in-law, Tony Kurth and Marge Kurth; and a special aunt, Helen Kurth; special friends, Don and Janet Main, Gene Bray, Carl Petry and Bob Walker and his many military friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant sister, Neva, and infant brother, Donald, and brothers, Bob, Albert and Carl.

     Howard Boyce Kurth was born Dec. 1, 1932 at Olin, Iowa. He was the son of Howard and Mary Cole, Kurth. Howard attended school in Buck Creek and Monticello before he graduated from the Anamosa Community Schools in 1951. He worked at Michels Garage and Van Alstene Garage before he served in the Army. Howard was a Korean War Veteran serving from 1953 until 1955. He returned from service and married Marie Frasher on Dec. 7, 1957 at the Monticello Congregational Church. He then started his 35 and a half-year career with Iowa Electric, retiring in 1991. For 20 years he and Marie wintered in Louisiana or Texas. 

     In retirement he did electrical work at Camp Courageous and at the Congregational Church. He rebuilt and repaired many old tractors and still owns his original John Deere D bought in 1955. He also rebuilt a Model T and Model A.

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