Richard Earnest Curtin, 92, went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2017. He was born February 12,1925 to Annette Marie and Augustine Curtin in Austin Minn.

He was one of eleven children. Shortly thereafter, they moved to a farm in the Stewartville area which had no electricity. He attended a country school where he earned 50 cents a month for arriving at school early to start the wood burning stove for heat. After the eighth grade, he worked on the family farm. He also worked on various farms in the Stewartville area, sometimes earning a dollar a day, for 12 hours of work.

Richard once bought a car for $20.00 in 1943. In 1946, he met Evelyn Olson, at the Mayo Civic Outdoor Band shell. They were married on June 8,1947, and have been married 69 years.  He worked as a foreman for the Gamble Robinson Co. in Rochester for 42 years, until retiring in 1986. He enjoyed playing the harmonica for over 80 years.

Survivors include his wife; son, Dale (Leigh Ann) and their children, Chris, Trisha, Jeff, and Beth; daughter, Sylvia (Daryl) and their children, Lisa, and Julie; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral for Richard Curtin will be at 11:00am, Saturday, March 11, 2017 in the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Eyota, MN. Visitation will be held from 10:00am to11:00am on Saturday in the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home.