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Streator Times-Press
Patricia Kurtz
1942-1991
Patricia (O'Hara) Kurtz, 48, 1458 N. Euclid, Ontario, Ca, formerly of Streator, died at her home on Thursday evening, Jan. 10, 1991, following a lengthy illness.
Memorial services will be Monday at Upland, Ca with visitation Thursday at the McCorkle Mortuary, Durand, IL. Burial will be Friday at the Kurtz family plot at Davis, IL.
She was born in Streator July 12, 1942, daughter of William E. (Mabel Kennedy) O'Hara. She married Kent Kurtz,. He survives, along with a son, Todd, and a daughter, Heather, all of Ontario; her parents, Bill and Mabel O'Hara, Streator; a sister, Kathleen Hunt, Redwood City, Ca; brothers, Thomas O'Hara of Indianapolis, IN; Richard O'Hara of Downers Grove; and Michael O'Hara of Tempe, AZ.
She was a grqduate of Streator High School and earned her bachelor's degree at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, and a master's degree from Fullerton College in California.
She was a professor of Cal Poly University, Pomona, CA in the department of communications.
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Janice Defenbaugh (Miller)
Trisha died of breast cancer in 1993, after nearly 2 years of illness. When she got sick, she lived in Ontario, Calif, was teaching journalism at Cal State Fullerton, and was near completing her Ph.D. She and her husband Kent Kurtz co-authored several books on grass, sod, and turf--he was a consultant for Scott's turfbuilder, as well as a prof at Cal Poly Pomona. They have 2 children, Heather and Todd, but I've lost track of them now.Trish and I roomed together at the U of Illinois, until Trish contracted a severe bronchitis and mono and had to drop out. I was matron of honor when she married Kent in 1964, and we visited many times over the years. She was absolutely tenacious about anything she tried, especially sports and education. She was a loving mother and a wonderful friend, and i miss her.
--Jan Defenbaugh Miller