Armida Curran

Armida Curran, nee Arrivi, age 95, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2023.

Armida was a loving spouse and mother who with her husband raised and supported 4 children and later in life was a devoted caregiver for her mother, Mary, her mother-in-law Josephine, and her husband Edward through his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A livelong Chicagoan, her stories of growing up with the city were full of history and humor. Her sense of humor was evident to her dying day when she joked with the priest and her assembled children in her last hours. A tenacious fighter, she overcame open heart surgery and several brain operations. She will be sorely missed.

Armida was the beloved wife of the late Edward O. Curran, Jr.; loving mother of Patricia (Wayne) Orthwein, Diane (Garland) Reed, Ed Curran (Monica) and Ken Curran; dearest daughter of the late Mary and Joseph Arrivi; cherished grandmother of 8: Konrad, Katy, Naomi, Jessica, Jeffrey, Tammy, Michael, and Douglas; great grandmother of 9, dear sister of the late Dominic Arrivi (Barbara) and the late Albert Arrivi (Blanche); fond aunt, cousin and friend of many.

Visitation Friday, July 14, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL. Funeral services begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home, and will then proceed to St. Celestine Church (St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish) for Mass at 10:00 a.m. The interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. For more information call (708) 456-8300.