Cynthia Kurtzhals

Cynthia Kurtzhals, age 77 of Madison, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Meadow Falls of Madison. She was born August 12, 1948 in Painesville, OH the daughter of Ruth (Lampson) and Rudolph Kurtzhals.

Cynthia was raised in Madison Village and went to Madison Schools. In High school with the band she became a twirler. After High School it was off to Kent State University and obtained her degree in telecommunications.

She was an announcer at WREO in Ashtabula. After graduation from college her father converted a van into a camper and she headed out west.
She stopped in Tucson, AZ where she got a job at KOLD. She had her own two minute spot on the 5 pm news helping folks solve local issues. After a few years she moved to Portland, OR where she did the same type of work. When she completed that job her uncle got her a job in Thousand Oaks, CA where she was a script supervisor that the 7th Day Adventists produced. After a few years she moved again to a Pine Forest in Florida called Daytona. It was just being developed when she moved so she bought 4 lots and built a home on one. She was the editor of a news magazine for the 7th Day Adventist. She was in charge of hurricane relief in that area for the Church. A few years later she was on the move again to the Fitchburg area of Massachusetts where she worked for the 7th Day Adventist College there. During that time she became interested in antiques both buying and selling. It was there she found her passion. After retirement she moved back to the homestead in Madison. She continued on with antiques and had booths in various antique malls until her last days.

She is survived by her brothers, Michael Kurtzhals, Quentin (Donna) Kurtzhals; niece, Leah (Jon) Radabaugh; nieces and nephews, Sheldon, Christopher (Kandice) Kurtzhals, Amanda (Luke) Labrenz, Emily and Hannah Kurtzhals, Ben Davidson; great nieces and nephews, Riley, Emma, Ian, Sawyer, Charlotte, Nora, Dakota, Jaden, Madelyn, Jaxon, Kenny; brother in law, Kenneth Davidson, many cousins and friends across the country.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, April Ann Kurtzhals-Davidson.

Friends will be received 10 to 11 am Friday March 27, 2026 at the Behm Family Funeral Home, 26 River St., Madison with a Funeral Service to follow at 11 am.
Final Resting Place will be at Fairview Cemetery. Online obituary may be found at www.behmfuneral.com