Thomas J. Curran

Thomas J. Curran, 79, Fargo, ND, died on Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Bethany Homes, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Tom was born on July 16, 1928, in Moorhead, MN, to William and Myrtle Dargan Curran. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from the Moorhead Campus School and then attended Moorhead State Teachers College. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and served as a medic in Korea. Tom married Phyllis E. Benson on January 2, 1954, in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Moorhead and they made their home in Grand Forks, ND, where he went to work for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. They returned to Fargo, ND, in 1976, and Tom retired in 1984. Phyllis died on October 24, 2003. He was an avid gardener, and volunteered at Bethany Homes for many years.Tom is survived by his daughter, Ellen Jim Puffe, Moorhead, MN; and one sister, Joanne Cleveland, Ekalaka, MT.