

William was born at the original Mary Alley Hospital off Selman Street in Marblehead on January 14, 1940 . He attended Marblehead Gerry School, Marblehead Middle School, and Marblehead High School and graduated with the Class of 1958.
William was the father of Eric W. Curtis and his wife, Anna Therese Rydbjork Curtis, of Andover and Sean M. Curtis and his wife, Erin Schenk Curtis of Rockport and the grandfather of Sean W. Curtis, Marcus J. Curtis, Lydia Ann Curtis, Brityn Elizabeth Curtis, and Henry Otto Curtis.
He was the son of the late John Wellington Curtis and Florence Hadley Smethurst Curtis and brother to the late John Stuart Curtis, Sandra Curtis Callaghan, and Richard Elsworth Curtis. Leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
William worked for the First National Grocery Store in Marblehead and the Marblehead Electric Light for 38 years and many part-time jobs after he retired. He loved seeing his grandchildren in their various sports and school programs.
A Celebration of William’s Life will be held at 1:00 pm. on Sunday, February, 23,, 2025 at the Philanthropic Lodge of Masons, 62 Pleasant St., Marblehead. Relatives and friends kindly invited. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the National Council for Adoption via https://donorbox.org/give-to-national-council-for-adoption. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com for William’s family.
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