September 1,1994: Vol26n1: J. Curtis Hellriegel, obstetrician, gynecologist

Services held July 26 for J. Curtis Hellriegel, a Buffalo obstetrician
and gynecologist for many years, who served as an associate professor
of obstetrics and gynecology at UB. Hellriegel died July 22 in Millard
Fillmore Hospital after a long illness.
	A graduate of the UB medical school, Hellriegel interned at
Buffalo General Hospital and served residencies in obstetrics at
Kensington Hospital for Women and University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
both in Philadelphia. An early advocate of natural childbirth, he was
the John Goodrich Clark Fellow in gynecology at University of
Pennsylvania Hospital. He served on the staffs of Buffalo General,
Millard Fillmore, Deaconess, Sisters, Children's and St. Francis
hospitals. In 1966, he was elected chief of staff at Millard Fillmore.
	Retiring in 1987, Hellriegel was honored in 1983 for 50 years
of service to the field of medicine by the Medical Society of the
State of New York. In 1991, he was honored for his 50 years in
medicine by Millard Fillmore Hospital.
	He was a member of the Buffalo Gynecologic and Obstetric
Society, American Medical Association, American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society of Abdominal
Surgeons, Canadian Fertility Society, American College of Surgeons,
International College of Surgeons, Pan-American Medical Association,
and Royal Society of Physicians.
	Survivors include his wife, Dr. Pauline Hellriegel; a son, Dr.
John C., Jr. of Amherst; two daughters, Dr. Paula H. Dumont of
Franklin, Tenn. and Lois A. of Eggertsville; and five grandchildren.