John Kurth, 54, of Eau Claire, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at his home after a two-year battle with cancer. John was born on February 13, 1962, in Eau Claire to James and Janet Kurth. He attended North High School and graduated with the Class of 1980. He spent 25 years in the auto body business. He started out at Ken Spaeth Auto Body, then moved to Superior Auto Body and lastly at The Collision Center. On July 28, 2010, John married Penny Nicol in Eau Claire. After retiring from the auto body business, he went on to rehab homes with his wife. John was extremely talented at fixing and building things, but his true passions were bass fishing, turkey hunting and traditional bow hunting. He was an avid member of Chippewa Bowhunters and was recently honored as the 2016 Member of the Year. For the past three years, he spent almost every day with his granddaughter Tayen. She brought so much laughter and joy to his life. John is survived by his wife, Penny; two step-daughters, Leah (Amanda) Nicol and Ally Nicol; mother, Janet (Ralph) Statz; two brothers, Tim (Donna) Kurth and Tom Kurth; and three sisters, Julie (Chris) Sarnecki, Susan Kurth and Pam (Tony) Tyler; nieces and nephews, Nick (Ashley) and Alyson Kurth, Jason Kurth, Olivia and Sophia Tyler, T.J. (Misty) Potter; sister-in-law, Bobbi (Mark) Potter; brother-in-law, Peter (Paula) Wildenberg; and granddaughter, Tayen Nicol. He was preceded in death by his father, James Kurth. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm, on Monday, December 19, 2016, at the WEST CHAPEL of Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home, 1405 N. Clairemont Ave. in Eau Claire with a Celebration of Life beginning at 7 pm with Sister Yvonne Heiss leading the service. For online condolences, please visit www.lenmarkfh.com
Service Information
Visitation
Monday, December 19 2016
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral & Cremation Services West Chapel
1405 North Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54703
Celebration of Life
Monday, December 19 2016
7:00 PM
Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral & Cremation Services West Chapel
1405 North Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54703
