Curtis Merel Marsh

Curtis Merel Marsh, 64 of Hartsville, passed away unexpectedly June 16, 2014. Curt was born on June 28, 1949 in Greensburg, Indiana to Gilfred and Janet Marsh. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1967. Curt married Ruth Hash and they had three children together: Tony Lee Marsh (wife Julie), Nicole Lynn Paquette (husband Pat) and Kimberly Ann Keith (husband Matt). He married Joyce Hodges on July 25, 2003, and she survives, step-son Darren Gerald Chaykowsky (wife Dawn).

Curt was an Indiana State Trooper, Sargent and undercover detective, he took early retirement in 1978, and spent the better part of his adult life in Sarasota, Florida. Curt opened an efficiency resort called Anchor Down Resorts, ran a charter fishing boat business and then in 1979 he opened Capt. Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar in Siesta Key, FL, before moving on to real estate brokerage business, then opening a very large yacht brokerage business called Regatta Pointe Yacht Sales & K&A Yachts. While working at Regatta Yacht Sales, Capt. Curt Hosted a local weekly talk show called Let’s Talk Boating, which educated potential boat buyers and current boat owners.

Capt. Curt was known as the Trawler King in the boating industry. Then in 1996 he designed and built ocean crossing trawlers in Canada and China. He chose to semi-retire and opened a small brokerage business called Capt. Curt’s Trawlers & Yachts, LLC. As the boat business was declining from the bad economy, he chose to “retire” to his home town in after his parents passed away; he and Joyce moved into his parents 1840’s farm home and spent three years remodeling the home place, it is beautiful.

Curt is going to be loved and missed by his eight grandchildren, two sisters Carolyn Bannen (husband Lee) and Marilyn Loyd (husband Robert), multiple nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews that thought he was a very special man.

There will be no services at this time. A celebration of Curt’s life will be held in Indiana this August and in Florida mid-November per his wishes.