Emmett R. Curtin, Jr.

1893 - 1949  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Emmett R. Curtin
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	ca 1893	Allentown, Alma, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Oct 1949	Ohio, USA
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, USA
  Notes	E. R. Curtin, Jr., Dies Monday Former President Of West Ohio Gas Co. Emmett R. Curtin, Jr., 56, prominent in Lima business affairs, died unexpectedly at 3:45 p.m. Monday in St. Rita's hospital. Death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Curtin, an active member of various boards of directors in the city, held oil interests in Texas and mining investments in the Quebec and Ontario Canada regions. He was born in Allentown, N.Y., and attended Lima high school, Miami Military Institute at Germantown, O., and Western Reserve university, Cleveland. He served as an officer in World War I. In 1931, he became president of the West Oil Gas Co., succeeding his father. He resigned the position several years later. Mr. Curtin was a member of the board of directors of the Superior Coach Corp., the Colonial Finance Co. and the Lima Telephone and Telegraph Co. During World War II, he was administrator of the War Finance committee for this area. His fraternal affiliations included membership in Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Shawnee Country club, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 54 and the Lima club. Mr. Curtin was a member of the Garrett Wykoff lodge No. 585 Free and Accepted Masons; Lima Chapter No. 49, Royal Arch Masons; Lima Council No. 20, Royal and Select Masters; Shawnee Commandery No. 14, Knights Templar; Scottish Rite, Valley of Ohio; Zenobia Shrine of Toledo and the Lima Shrine club. His widow, Hazel, is his only survivor. Private funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Curtin family vault in Woodlawn cemetery. The Rev. John W. Berger will officiate, with interment in the vault. (published in The Lima News, Tuesday, October 25, 1949)
  Person ID	I45513	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Emmett R. Curtin,   b. Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Jun 1931, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, USA
  Mother	Effie M. Allen,   b. 1868, Allentown, Alma, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 2 Jan 1937, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1891	Belmont, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F3126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - ca 1893 - Allentown, Alma, Allegany Co., New York, USA Death - 24 Oct 1949 - Ohio, USA Burial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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