Curtis Arthur Lahti

His passion was for baseball and he played and coached throughout his life. He was an all-american pitcher with University of Wisconsin-Superior, contributing to their WSUC championship team in 1966 and inducted into the college’s athletic hall of fame. He continued to play with baseball teams after school including a AA minor league team and many years with the Saukville Saints.

Curtis coached high school sports for twenty years with the majority through baseball at Ozaukee High School in Fredonia, Wisconsin. He also coached summer youth baseball camps with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Curtis taught physical education for 27 years. Between coaching and teaching, Curtis influenced and kept in touch with his players and students throughout his career and retirement.

The Lahti family moved to Random Lake, Wisconsin, where they owned and operated the Wisconsin-Aire Motel for 12 years until 1999, when Curt and Ardy moved to Peoria, Arizona.

Curtis enjoyed traveling with his wife Ardy and their dogs in their motorhome. He was also active with his grandchildren while coaching and sharing his knowledge of baseball with them. He will be deeply missed.

Curtis is survived by his wife, Ardy, after 54 years of marriage; son, Curtis and Whitedove, grandson, Kayuza; daughter, Nicole and Rick Curtis, grandchildren, Alyssa, Kyler and Kynzee; son, Tyson and Theresa, grandchildren, Nathan, Will, Lucas and Anders; as well as Curtis’ sisters, Audrey (Bob) Haymond and Alyce (Jerry) Lehtinen and their families.

Curtis did not wish for a memorial to be held for him but rather to have his character passed on in those he influenced.

2 Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”