September 25, 1935 - November 21, 2025
LaVonne Adell Curtiss
Age 90, formerly of Richfield, passed away on November 21, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, Leonard “Curt”; parents, Christoph and Frieda Sommerfeld; and sister, Angeline (Erlin) Ochsendorf. Survived by son, Paul (Julie) of Richfield, MN; daughter, Pam (Keith) Krake of Fort Worth, TX; grandchildren, Kayla Curtiss (Steven Poeschel), Kelly Curtiss, Sara Krake and Sean (Allison) Krake; great-grandchildren, William and Oliver Krake; and other loving family and friends.
Born on her parents farm in rural Boyd, Minnesota she graduated High School from Clarkfield, MN in 1953. She was a nurse for many years, graduating nursing school at Miller Hospital in Saint Paul. She enjoyed playing cards ranging from bridge, 500, cribbage, hand and foot, and pretty much any card game out there. Later in life she added Mexican train dominoes to her game repertoire. She enjoyed serving with the Berea ministry by working on Nurse midwife kits for Global Health Ministries. This was a ministry that had transferred over from her time at Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Private interment Ft. Snelling. Memorials preferred to Berea Lutheran’s Global Health Ministries or American Cancer Society.
Memorial Service
Monday, January 5, 2026
11:00AM
Berea Lutheran Church
7538 Emerson Avenue
Richfield, MN 55423
Click here to be routed to the live-stream on Berea’s Facebook page.
Per LaVonne's request, we will celebrate her life by wearing her favorite colors of purple and blue.