Ivan D. Kurtz

Ivan D. Kurtz, 98, of Oregon, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the Oregon Care Center.

He was born Dec. 4, 1922 in New Point, Missouri, one of four children of Ernest Franklin and Lula Pearl (Bender) Kurtz.

Ivan married Emma Louise Moorman on Sept. 19, 1943, and they became parents of three sons. Emma Lou passed away in 1980.

Ivan was a lifetime farmer in Holt County, retiring at age 86.

Also preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, Herbert and Emmett; and sister, Verlene Mohler.

Survivors include his sons, Larry (Marcia) Kurtz of Oregon, Missouri, Denny and his fiancee’ Julie Strong of St. Joseph, Missouri, and Jon (Betty) Kurtz of Independence, Missouri; five grandchildren, Kyle, Kreed, Katie, Jason (Shelley), and Adam (Lindsay); great grandchildren, Kylie, Remy, and Max; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Kurtz, Patty King, Vona Moorman, and Dorothy Moorman; and nieces and nephews.

Services: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 10:30 a.m.  Oregon United Methodist Church. Open visitation beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, at Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon. Interment: Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorials: Maple Grove Cemetery Association.