Curtis was born in Sleepy Eye, MN on September 10, 1992.
Curtis was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, MN and confirmed at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Springfield, MN. He was involved in the St. Raphael’s Church youth choir while in high school. He graduated from Springfield High School in 2011. Curtis was active in the Sleepy Eye Hockey program throughout his school years. The love he had for hockey is what lead him to Gillette, Wyoming. After graduation, he tried out for a few junior hockey teams in different states and ended up signing with the Gillette Wild. He lived with host families while in the program and it was those families that became his family in Wyoming.
With the time spent, friends made, and love for his host families out in Wyoming, Curtis decided to stay and work after his hockey years came to an end. He worked at various oil field companies and on the oil rigs. He truly enjoyed the work and the people he worked with. Most recently, he was helping out at Jon and Perry’s ranch and this family became a huge part of Curtis. They treated him as their own. Curtis spent a lot of time on their ranch and doing activities with them and their kids. The family commented that Curtis brought so much joy to their whole family and taught them to treasure what’s important.
He was an outdoors person. He loved hockey, skateboarding, snowboarding in the mountains, caving, and fishing at the Keyhole Reservoir in Wyoming. When Curtis would come home to Minnesota to visit he enjoyed reconnecting with friends he had here and especially going fishing by Willmar with his dear friend, Calvin.
Although Curtis has had many ups and downs throughout the years, he always managed to have a smile on his face that was so contagious. He was so selfless and had the most amazing heart. He recently couldn’t handle the dark days he was having, God could see he was struggling and called him home.
Curtis will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Tim and Lisa Scholten; brothers, Cody (Vanessa) Shoen and Connor Scholten; niece, Scarlett Shoen; nephew and Godson, Brayden Shoen; grandmothers, Eileen Vogel and Thelma Scholten; aunts and uncles, Renae Scholten, Tami (Jeff) Wiener, and Randy (Wendy) Scholten; cousins, Tyus, Madori, Brecken, Brianne, Lindsay, Kenley and Alexis; his Wyoming families; special friends, Jon (Kristin) Rikke and their children, Kamden, Korbyn and Kaylea, Perry (Loretta) Study, and Lisa McCue and entire family; and many other friends. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Bill Vogel and Stanley Scholten; uncle, Curt Vogel; and very dear friend, Calvin Wells.
Curtis has touched so many lives in Wyoming and Minnesota with his smile, sense of humor, and laugh. He is now at peace.
