Anna Moore Gilfillan Curtis

AMENIA — Anna Moore Gilfillan Curtis, 87, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Sharon Hospital, surrounded by her family at her side. She was the loving wife of Arnold Curtis.

Anna was born Jan. 5, 1936, in Brownington, Vermont, to parents Nye and Marion (Moore) Gillfillan, who preceded her in death. Anna graduated from Orleans High School, married, and moved to New York in 1958. She was a den mother for the cub scouts and a homemaker for many years before attending Dutchess Community College and acquiring her Registered Nursing License in 1977.

Anna was employed as an RN at Wassaic Developmental Center in Wassaic, for many years before retiring in 1991. Anna loved to travel and spent many summers in their Vermont camp on Brown’s pond in Westmore these past 30 years. She was an avid card player and stamp collector and loved gardening in her younger years.

Anna is survived by her husband of 64 years, Arnold Curtis, Amenia; her son Whaden Curtis and wife, Barbara, of Brookfield, Connecticut; her daughter Laurie Wilcox and husband, Brian, of Sharon; her granddaughter Morgan Underwood and her husband, Kerry, of Valley Falls, New York; and grandson Alex Curtis of Grand Rapids, Michigan; brothers, Eric Gilfillan of Derby, Vermont, and Willis and wife Betty Gilfillan of Island Pond, Vermont; sister-in-law Marlene Gilfillan of Holland, Vermont; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

Anna was preceded in death by her brothers Gilbert Gilfillan, Raymond Gilfillan, and nephew John Gilfillan.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023, or online at diabetes.org

Services will be at a later date at the convenience of the family at Lakeview Cemetery, Westmore, VT. Online condolences can be made at Legacy.com by searching Anna’s name and scrolling past this obituary.

The Kenny Funeral Home has made care of the arrangements.