Curtis R. LeGrand

Curtis R. LeGrand, 82, of Bettendorf, IA passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Genesis East Hospital. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 22, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Runge Mortuary. A Funeral Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2018 at Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and the Asbury United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com.

Curt was born March 19, 1935 in Springfield, IL to Russell and Eileen (Hill) LeGrand. He was raised in Monmouth, IL graduating from HS in 1953. He served in the U.S Army Finance Corps from 1953 to 1956 with time spent in Korea. Curt graduated from Western Illinois University in 1960. He married Patricia Estes in 1960. She passed away in 1994. Curt married Karen Ehrecke in 1997. After retiring from J.I. Case in Bettendorf when the plant closed, he went on to work for four years in accounting, through Manpower, at Alcoa. Curt worked for Koehler Electric, and worked as a janitor or day porter, at Northwest Bank Tower in Bettendorf for nine years. Curt did volunteer work in the Patient Finance office at Genesis West Campus for five years and 10 (or more) years at the Bettendorf Genesis Pain and Spine Clinic. He enjoyed doing “easy” crossword puzzles, tooting on the harmonica and golfing. Curt had a hole in one once, but when asked about it, he confessed it was on the wrong hole. He enjoyed changing greetings on the answering machine and always ended each call with “Thank ya. Thank ya very much.” He felt a “close” relationship with Elvis since they were born two months apart in 1935. He was an avid fan of the Hawkeyes, the Chicago Cubs starting in 2015, and the Chicago Bears (sometimes). Curt was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Karen; children: Lee (Julie) LeGrand, Lisa (Jeff) Seehafer, Angie (Shane) Hoskins, Chris (Wendy) Ehrecke, Robin (Erick) Trimble; grandchildren: Jordan and Sydney LeGrand, Alivia (Logan) Lutane, Samantha and Brandon Wilkerson, Eli Trimble, Ashley Konopacki, Nicole (Austin) Spangler; great grandchildren: Jackson, Theo, and Oliver “Ollie”; mother-in-law, Lois Paulson (Estes); and sister-in-law, Betty (Carl) Goff. He was preceded in death by his parents, and first wife, Patricia.