Grace E Curfman's Obituary
Grace E. Curfman of Dunedin, Florida, passed away peacefully in her sleep March 10, 2023.
Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on January 31,1926, as Grace Eleanor Hammat, she was the youngest of eight children and graduated from Caldwell High School in Caldwell, Ohio where she was a cheerleader. After graduation her family moved to Shelbyville, Indiana where she worked as the head cashier at Major’s department store. She met our father Donald B. Page in the candy store, and they married in 1946. They moved to Ball State University where he graduated. Grace served as the assistant to the Director of Alumni Relations at Ball State. They moved to Arcanum, Ohio where she was the secretary to the superintendent of Darke County schools. In 1954, our father accepted a coaching/teaching position at Marion High School in Marion, Indiana. While raising three children, Grace worked at Kinner TV/Appliance store and managed the Kind Kraft gift shop. Don passed away in 1979 and in 1989 she married Max Curfman from Marion Indiana. They spent their winters in Hudson, Florida and summers in Marion until Max passed away in 2005. In 2019 she moved to Dunedin, Florida.
Grace is survived by her three children Edward Page, John (Brenda) Page and Susan (Michael) Ward and three grandchildren Regan Page, Allison Page and Brooks Ward.
Your thoughts and prayers are the best memorial for Grace in lieu of flowers or donations.
Celebrations of Grace’s life are planned March 26 in Dunedin and April 23 in Shelbyville, Indiana with the interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Grace always has lived life to the fullest, travelled and enjoyed shopping. She never met a person young, old or of a different language where she would strike up a pleasant conversation with them. She was always there for her children during challenging times, so we wanted to make sure she was taken care of, comfortable and loved during her last days.
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