Curtis Ross Means passed away peacefully on February 16, 2023, at the age of 91. Curtis was born on October 9, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas to Harry and Olive (Weeks) Means. He was the youngest of three children.

Curtis was predeceased by his wife, Rose Mary (Harms) Means; parents, Harry and Olive (Weeks) Means; and brother, Harry Means. He is survived by his sister Marjorie (Means) Boston; three children, Steve Means, Karen (Means) Abernathy, and Bill Means; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren in the making.

Visitations will be held 10:00 AM 12:30 PM on March 3rd at the Petersen Family Funeral Home in Newton, Kansas. Graveside funeral services and burial begin at 2:00 PM on March 3rd at Grace Hill Mennonite Church & Cemetery in Whitewater, Kansas, reception to follow. Family and friends are all welcome. Given the significant impact Curtis’s military service had on his life, in lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Wounded Warrior Project – Donate.