On January 26, 2019, Emma Curtis Staump, beloved wife of the late Harry Ayjian, and the late Charles H. M. Staump. Preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Cecilia S. Curtis. Loving mother of Dina Shahmohammadi and husband H. David Gottlieb. Sister of Patricia C. Whiteside and husband Charles, Allan L. Curtiss and wife Patricia, Alexander J. Curtiss and wife Maria, Lawrence J. Curtiss, the late Mary M. Small, and the late Joseph A. Curtiss. Grandmother of Andrea and Christopher Shahmohammadi. Also survived by the Gottlieb family who made her feel like family. Funeral services will be private.