George Willard Curtiss, 88

George Willard Curtiss was born March 28, 1935, in Dallas, Oregon to Burt and Beulah Curtiss. He was the oldest of five children. George grew up in Dallas and spent his early years there hunting and fishing with his dad.

George was a standout basketball and football player during his high school years. After graduating he entered the Marines and served during the Korean War. Upon returning to the states he married Nancy Mishler in October of 1955 and they began their family in Corvallis, Oregon, where they had four children. In 1967 the family moved to Petersburg, Alaska, where they had two mo...