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LaOtto – Curtis K Holley, 81 passed away Saturday May 31, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
He was born January 1, 1944 in Findley, Ohio to Curtis F and Thelma (Bishop) Holley.
Curtis was a 1962 graduate of South Side High School in Fort Wayne. He earned an Associate’s Degree in Accounting from International Business College and then earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Concordia University of Wisconsin.
He worked as a Controller for Antibus Scales and Systems for 27 years before his retirement in 2006.
Curtis was a member of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Auburn where he served as an Elder, Board Chairman and Church Treasurer. He was also a member of Boots and Bonnets Squire Dance Club.
He married Eileen Mayle in 1966 in Fort Wayne and she survives.
He is also survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Christy and Michael Nelson of Roanoke; son, Brock Holley of Fort Wayne; 3 grandsons, Samuel Ray, Zachary Ray and Noah Ray; sister and brother-in-law, LuAnn and Robert Jacobus of Fort Wayne.
Curtis was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Jean Griener and a son-in-law, David Ray.
Services will be 11 AM Thursday June 5, 2025 at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 875 South Wayne Street, Waterloo, IN 46793 with burial to follow in Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Calling is Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home and also from 10 to 11 Thursday, before the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be given in memory of Curtis to the Alzheimer’s Association. To send condolences to the family visit www.fellerandclark.com.
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