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Kurzeka -- Ursula M. Kurzeka passed away on Monday, September 7, 1998 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her daughter, Iris M. Campbell and husband, John; her son, Robert and wife, Carrie; and three grandchildren, Susan Kurzeka, Ursula Armour and Laurance Armour, all of Albuquerque. She is also survived by brothers, Hermann Effenberger, Dolfi Effenberger, Rudolph Effenberger, and Helmuth Effenberger; and sisters, Waltrude Haskins, Erika Just and Angela Starker, all of her native homeland, Germany. She was an avid bowler and gardener. She loved to read and had saved this poem as a message for us all:Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free I'm following the path God has laid, you see. I took His hand when I heard His call, I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, to laugh To love, work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found the peace at the close of the day. If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joys. As friendships shared, a laugh, a kiss Oh yes, these things, I too, will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life's been full, I savored much. Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch. Perhaps my time seems all to brief. Lift up your heart and peace to thee. God wanted me now, to set me free.Rosary will be recited Friday, September 11, 1998, 2:00 p.m., at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 4020 Lomas NE. Mass will be immediately following. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Ursula's family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of the Mariah House of the care and compassion shown to Ursula during the last phase of her life. Hillcrest Funeral Home, 225 San Mateo Blvd. NE, 265-5959.
        Published on: Thu September 10, 1998