The 1910 US census listed Edward Kurzit as a lodger on Ophir St. in Boston MA. His occupation is a regulator in a piano factory and he immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906. There’s quite a few others at this address. whose birthplace is listed as Russ Lettish on this census page.

He moved with Christopher Ottman to Chicago in 19and then Portland Oregon

Edward was living at 1774 Minerva St. when died after a short illness. his obituary in the St. johns paper said he had been living with his family in St. Johns for the previous 3 1/2 years. He was a skilled musician and was a foreman at the Wylie B. Allen piano house in Portland. He is buried in the Columbia Cemetery in the St. Johns neighborhood in Portland.