The Aberdeen Democrat Friday, Jan 25, 1907
Hecla — Grandma Curtis died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Hays, and was buried Sunday, the 20th, in Portage cemetery. Grandma Curtis was over 96 years old and quite smart up to the time her death.
Aberdeen Daily American, Jan 20 — Mrs. D. E. Arnold and Mrs. F. J. Armstrong went to Hecla yesterday to attend the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs. Curtis. They will return tomorrow.
~Transcribed by volunteer researcher, Kathy Smith