Obituary: Curtiss Hasse

Curtiss Otto Hasse, 83, passed away on Friday, June 26 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, N.D., under the care of hospice, where he has resided since February 2019. A private family funeral service was held on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Devils Lake. He was laid to rest at the Devils Lake Cemetery with military honors.

Curtiss was born on September 25, 1936 in Devils Lake to Curtiss Sr. & Christina (Dexheimer) Hasse. He was the youngest of nine children. He grew up and attended school in St. Michael, N.D. He was an altar boy and member of St. Michael Catholic Church in St. Michael, N.D., and later a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Devils Lake.

In 1960, he entered into the United States Army and was stationed in Ft. Hood, Texas. After being honorably discharged, he returned to Devils Lake and was united in marriage to Penelope (Penny) Bryn of Devils Lake. They were the proud parents of three daughters: Pamela, Paula and Patricia. In 1971, he obtained a Master Plumber license and started his own business, "Hasse Plumbing & Heating" in Devils Lake. He worked nearly 40 years until retiring and selling the business to Chaun Foughty.

Curtiss is survived by his daughters: Pamela Solga of East Grand Forks, Minn.; Paula (Cory) Anderson of Devils Lake; and Patricia (Jay) Schindele of Devils Lake; three grandchildren, along with several cousins, nieces and nephews.

Curtiss was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Penelope in 2008, all of his siblings including an infant Sister Eva Marie Hasse; half-sisters: Eugenia Hintz, Katherine Kvalevog, Christina Mattern, Theresa Brown and Cecelia Kraf; and half-brothers Anton Miller and George Weidenbach.

Arrangements by Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake. N.D.