Curtis Schoenthal
Curtis “Curtie” G. Schoenthal, 98, of Waukon died Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 10 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Deacon Patrick Malanaphy officiating. Burial will be held in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until time of services Friday at the funeral home.
Curtis George Schoenthal was born October 25, 1926, in Jefferson Township in rural Waukon, the son of Edward and Caroline (Wacker) Schoenthal. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon.
Curtis started school at the age of four in order to have enough students to keep Jefferson #1 School open. He graduated from Waukon High School at the age of 16 in 1943. His father rented a room in Waukon so that Curtis and his sister, Dorothy, could go to high school.
May 28, 1948, he married Luella Marie Schlitter at the Zion United Church of Christ parsonage in Waukon.
Curtis farmed with his father and uncle until his father died, and he then took the farm over and sold it in 1969, before moving into Waukon. Curtis drove ambulance, school bus, and worked in maintenance at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon before becoming the supervisor in maintenance at the hospital. Curtis had a green thumb and had planted a garden this past spring. He loved animals, fishing, and camping.
Survivors include his children: Cheryl (Glen) Grady of Neillsville, WI, Jerry (Carol) Schoenthal of Waukon, Kaye (Jeff) Engelhardt of Charles City, and Todd (Kim Rathbone) Schoenthal of Waukon; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marie, who died in 2009; a sister, Dorothy (Leo) Klocke; an infant sister; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Casketbearers are Brandon, Blaine, Bryce, and Brett Grady, Mitch and Kirk Engelhardt, and Edward and John Schoenthal. Honorary casketbearers are Edie Schwarz, Jennifer Gravel, and Julia Schoenthal.
Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
