Herbert W. Curvey

1928 - 2021

Herbert W. Curvey
Herbert W. Curvey, 92, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, of Tamaqua, died on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at home. He was the husband of the late Evelyn M. (Betz) Curvey, who was his loving wife of 70 years at the time of her passing on July 30, 2020.
Born in Tamaqua on June 16, 1928, Herb was a son of the late Jacob and Mabel (Snyder) Curvey.
A 1946 graduate of Tamaqua High School, he was a member of the football team, the glee club, and the band during his school years. After graduation, Herb continued to play football four more years as a member of the Tamaqua Indians semipro football team.
Employed at Atlas Powder Company, Reynolds, for 43 years, he retired in 1990. Herb was a member of the Atlas 25 Year Club having served as president for two years and as a member of the committee.
He served on the Tamaqua Borough Council from 1966 to 1974 for which he was chairman of the fire committee for six years. One of the many accomplishments of his committee was the creation of the fire training area along Route 309 north of town. In 1974, Herb was appointed to the Civil Service Police Commission on which he served nine years, six of them as chairman.
A member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Tamaqua, he was an Elder Emeritus of the Church Consistory. At Trinity, Herb had served as chairman of the church worship committee, was a member of the church choir, was the last living past president and charter member of the Men's Brotherhood of Trinity, and was the last surviving member of the 1960 new church planning committee.
A member of the Relay for Life Committee, he was a team captain for two of the years. Herb was a life member of American Hose Company No. 1, Tamaqua; a member of the Tamaqua Fire Police for which he had been a treasurer; a member of the PA State Fire Police Association; a member of the Schuylkill County Fire Police Association; and a member of the Pennsylvania 50-year Voter Hall of Fame.
He was a Cub Master for Scout Cub Pack 73 and was an assistant knee-hi football coach with the Giants.
Herb is survived by sons, Larry H. Curvey, and his wife Stephenie, of Tamaqua, James L. Curvey, and his wife Beverly, of Brockton, and Jon A. Curvey, and his wife Maria, of Andreas; daughter, Diane E. Chicanavage, and her husband Mark, of Tamaqua; grandchildren, Danielle, Matthew, Brianne, Jennifer, Samantha, Jon Jr., Heather and Lacey; great-grandchildren, Sierra, Ethan, Lance, Scarlett, Emma, Ava and Max; and sister, Doris Nelson, and her husband Rusty.
In addition to his wife, Evelyn, he was predeceased by brother, the Rev. Paul Curvey, who died in 2013.
Services: will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021, in Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette St., Tamaqua, with the Rev. Darryl Kensinger and the Rev. Monsignor Ed Zemanik officiating. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, 503 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, will follow the services. Call 9-11 a.m. at the church. Memorials in Herb's name may be made to the Endowment Fund, Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252. Online condolences may be made at www.zgfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are being handled by the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Tamaqua.