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| Harriet "Happy" Curts |
| Date Of Birth: | March 19, 1929 |
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| Date Of Death: | October 26, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | 11:00 a.m. Monday
October 31, 2011
Evangelical Community Church |
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Harriet Eisenbeis Curts, a resident of Bloomington for 47 years,
went peacefully to be with her Creator on Wednesday afternoon on
October 25th, with her beloved husband Tom and her
family at her side. "Happy", as she was known to her friends
and family, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 19th, 1929
to Carl and Mildred Eisenbeis. She graduated from Westminster
College in New Wilmington, PA and later attended Indiana University
where she received a Masters Degree in Education.
Happy deeply valued education and always told her children
that the sky was the limit. She was exceedingly proud of the
academic and professional achievements of all four of them: Rear
Admiral Elaine Wagner of Portsmouth, Virginia, Chief of Navy Dental
Corps and Commander of Navy Medicine East; Dr. Janet Clark of
Indianapolis, a pediatric dentist and American Board of Pediatric
Dentistry Diplomate; Dr. William Campbell Jr. MD of Bloomington, an
Board Certified anesthesiologist.; and Dr. Andrew Campbell MD
of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a Board Certified facial plastic
surgeon.
Happy was an excellent and devoted teacher who specialized
in literacy and as a Title I instructor taught remedial reading in
the Monroe County School System for 21 years. Happy advocated
at the Statehouse in Indianapolis regarding the importance of
providing methods of reading instruction in early elementary
education that addressed the needs of disadvantaged children.
Her reward was the knowledge that academic achievement was made
possible for young students regardless of their socio economic
status or academic history.
Whatever she did, Happy always gave 100% and this was
never more evident than the way she served her church, Evangelical
Community Church. She and Tom taught Sunday School for many,
many years and Happy was the Superintendent of Sunday School for
several terms as well. She also enjoyed attending Bible Study
Fellowship where she made many wonderful friends. She was a
loving mentor and role model to women young and old as she lived
out her Christian faith and beliefs on a day-to-day basis.
After retiring from teaching, Happy devoted many hours
volunteering in Monroe County as a Court Appointed Special Advocate
for Children or CASA. She was deeply committed to advocating
for abused and neglected children in the judicial system. As
a result of her extraordinary efforts, she received the 2008
Outstanding CASA Volunteer Award from the Indiana Retired Teacher's
Association presented by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Happy was dearly loved by her ten grandchildren Jimmy
Clark (age 24), Holly Clark (22), Katherine Clark (18), Carl
Campbell (18), Austin Campbell (15), Rachel Campbell (15), Annie
Clark (15), Alexandra Campbell (12), William Campbell IV (11),
Quintessa Campbell (5), and Tom's grandchildren Sam Curts (17),
Henry Curts (14), and Elliot Curts (5).
She is survived by her husband Tom, her children Elaine
Wagner (Greg); Janet Clark (Murray), Bill Campbell (Lori), and
Andrew Campbell (Heidi), Tom's children Jay Curts (Erin) and Jordy
Curts (Darby), her nephew Len Eisenbeis (Chris), two nieces, Beth
Dunstan (Bill) and Ginny Zawacki (Brian) and her 13
grandchildren. Happy was predeceased by her parents, her
brother Carl Eisenbeis, and her daughter Cheryl.
Viewing will be Sunday at Allen Funeral Home, (4155 S. Old
State Road 37, Bloomington, IN) from 3:00 to 7:00 PM with a funeral
service on Monday at Evangelical Community Church beginning at
11:00 AM.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers contributions be
made to the Court Appointed Special Advocate (for children)
Association, (CASA) http://www.monroecountycasa.org/.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.allenfuneralhome.org.
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