Obituary/Curtis Edward Wolff, 79

Curtis Edward Wolff was born September 26th 1947 to Eddy & Betty (Turn)  Wolff. Curtis was raised in Lind Township. He was Baptized and Confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, rural Greenbush.

Curtis attended school in Karlstad, graduating in 1966. After high  school, he attended college for 4 years in Minneapolis for carpentry  drafting. After finishing college, he moved back home & started  self-employed carpentry. Curtis was united in marriage to Marjean Olson  in June of 1973. From that union, they were blessed with two daughters  Kara & Kristi.

Curtis loved to travel with his family. With Curtis at the wheel &  Marjean navigating the maps, they took family trips with their daughters  visiting 47 states. They continued to travel as a couple to the rest of  the 50 states and to Europe. This love of traveling continued with their  5 grandchildren. From backpacking in the mountains, to many fishing  trips on the Rainy River, and many other adventures with them. His  great/grandchildren were more precious to him than gold.

Curtis enjoyed snowmobiling & deer hunting with his friends & family. 

Taking ranger rides to check the garden, the mail, and the minnows. 

Curtis & his wife enjoyed spending winters in South Padre TX & Yuma AZ  with their special friends. Enjoying summers at the Clemetson cabin 

fishing & picking blueberries for Marjean’s homemade blueberry pie. He  enjoyed doing everything with his wife.

Curtis had a special talent for creating & building things. He was ready  & willing to tackle any projects Marjean came up with. Whether it be  building a cabin at Clemetson, turning a Kenworth Semi into a motor  home, turning a Sprinter van into a mini motor home, or taking a boat  trip together down the Mississippi, he was always game. His most  creative invention was taking an old cultivator & drag and turning them  into a working sawmill. Curtis made lumber from black ash, oak & pine,  using the boards to build cabinets for their home in Strathcona and  cabin, plus whatever the kids needed.

Curtis was a quiet, gentle man. He was able to communicate without  saying many words. His family knew his love by his actions. He taught  his family how to work hard, use your creativity to build things, and  most of all to love the Lord. He was a member of Grace Evangelical  Church of Strathcona for 45 yrs. He brought his family to this  small-town church and waited for the weekly service online when he was longer able to attend in person.

Curtis had an infectious smile that made others smile when he did. 

Through all his years of health problems, he kept going & smiling.

Curtis passed into heaven on Sunday January 4th 2026 in his home  surrounded by his loving family.

Curtis is survived by wife Marjean of 52 years, daughters Kara (Dale)  Forst; Kristi (Neil) Gustafson; grandchildren Karley (Grant) Stewart,  Trevor Forst, Preston (Zoey) Wolff, Shantelle (Jacob) Kasprowicz; and  his treasured great-grandsons; Izaac Wolff and Karsen Stewart. Brother  Dean (Marilyn) Wolff; sister Connie (Kerry) Snare; brother-in-law  Raymond (Cindy) Rybakowski; sister-in-law Jeanette (Edward) Pulczinski. 

Aunt Linda (Earl) Johnson, Foreign exchange student son Heiko (Hanna)  Stehle, and many nieces & nephews.

Special God children: Karla (Snare) Studebaker, Mary (Swenson) Dagenais,  Dacian Wolff, Rory Hamness, Elizabeth (Dvergsten) Beauce, and Adam  Rybakowski.

Curtis was proceeded in death by parents Eddy & Betty Wolff, brother  Darrell Wolff, his beloved grandson fisherman Eian Gustafson, In law’s;  Margaret and Alvin Swenson, Johnny Lorenson, sister-in-law Marlo Rae  Hemp.

We will remember him as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother,  uncle, Godfather, and friend.

Celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, January 17th, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Grace Evangelical Church, Strathcona, MN