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TURNER   OBITUARIES 

  (in alphabetical order)

TURNER, Charles K. [1837-1913]

(from Saginaw Daily News, Saturday, March 29, 1913, p.7)

TURNER - Charles Turner, an old resident of Saginaw passed away very suddenly last night of heart failure at his home 1702 Court Street.  He had been unable to leave his house for a week being confined indoors with the grip, but no serious developments were noticed until within a few minutes before his death.  A physician was hastily summoned, but death had come before he arrived.  He was born near Detroit in 1837 and moved to Saginaw in 1852 and until the last few years had been engaged in active business devoting most of the years of his life to lumbering.  He was married to Miss Jeanette Byron in 1859 and she and five sons and two daughters survive.

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TURNER, Eliza McFarland [1852-1909]

(from Bay City Tribune, Sat., 8 May, 1909, page 5)

DIED WHILE ON AUTOMOBILE TRIP

Mrs. Joseph Turner, attacked by heart disease, expired in few moments

CARRIED INTO DRUG STORE

                Has been to Saginaw with auto demonstrator, testing possible purchase  -- Was Well Known

    Mrs. Eliza Turner, 1514 Center Avenue, widow of the late Joseph Turner, wealthy lumberman, died suddenly      shortly after 6 o'clock last night in J.F. Martin's drug store, Washington and Columbus Avenues, from heart disease.  Mrs. Turner was on her way home form an auto trip to Saginaw in company with D.F. Johnson, a demonstrator for the Olds Motor Works, who was doing special work for the Mohr Bros. Garage, the local Olds agency.  Mrs. Turner was in her usual health and during the afternoon there was no hint of any affliction.  She had been considering an auto purchase and the run to Saginaw was  for the purpose of demonstrating the car.  She had recently become  quite enthusiastic over motoring.
    The auto had reached Garfield and Columbus Avenues when Mrs. Turner was first attacked.  Mr. Johnston thought that dust had caused a coughing fit, as Mrs. Turner seemed to be choking.  She recovered somewhat but as she seemed to be in distress, Johnson swung the auto over to Martin's drug store and assisted Mrs. Turner into the store.  The proprietor, seeing that Mrs. Turner was ill immediately gave such relief as was possible, and Dr. Ambrose who was just passing by, was called in.  Mrs. Turner lost consciousness rapidly and heroic measurers were hurriedly resorted to without avail.
    Mrs. Turner was 54 years old and had been a resident of Bay City 33 years, coming here with her husband from Saginaw 33 years ago, almost immediately after their wedding in that city.  Four sons survive.  They are Arthur B. of New York City; Dwight J. and Clarence of Toronto, Canada; and Stanley Turner of Midland, Ontario.  Joseph Turner, the husband and father died almost three years ago under much similar conditions in the lobby of a hotel in Toronto, heart disease also being the cause of his death.  In her death Mrs. Turner had the fulfillment of a wish expressed to several of her friends that when the inevitable came, she hoped it would come as it had with her husband, quickly and painlessly.
    Besides the sons there survive also two brothers and two sisters -- John McFarlin of Turner, Mich, Robert McFarlin of this city, Mrs. M.J. Blackmore of Saginaw and Mrs. Herbert Bowdin of Owosso.
    Arrangements for the funeral services are held in abeyance pending advices from the sons, who have been notified of the death.

(Ed. note: I believe the McFarlin should be McFarland)  

(Bay City Tribune Mon., 10 May, 1909. page 4)

Funeral of Mrs. Turner

    The funeral of the late Mrs. Turner will take place from the family residence, 1514 Center Avenue, today at 2:30pm.

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TURNER, Emiline (Emily) Knox [1816-1911]

(from the Saginaw Daily News,  Tues., 30 May, 1911,  Front Page)

MRS. JOS. TURNER
DIES AT THE AGE OF 95
CAME HERE FROM ENGLAND WHEN
MICHIGAN WAS STILL A TERRITORY
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BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1816
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Of Her Seven Children but One Survive,
the Son at Whose Home She Passed Away Tuesday Morning
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Mrs. Emily Turner, widow of the late Joseph Turner, a pioneer resident of Michigan, passed away at the home of her son Charles Turner, 1702 Court Street, Tuesday morning, at the age of 95 years.  Emily Knox was born in 1816 at Dudley, Worcester, England and came to the United States when fifteen years old, with her parents.  In 1833 she was united in marriage with Mr. Turner and they settled at Stoney Creek, Michigan.  Of her seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Turner, but one survives, the son with whom she has made her home. Mr. Turner passed away in 1848.  The funeral will be private, the time to be announced later.  Mrs. Turner was one of the oldest settlers in Michigan, as she came to this state four years before the first constitution was adopted.   (Ed. note: marriage was 1834)

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TURNER, Helen Webb [1863-1941]

(Des Moines Tribune, Wednesday, 1 January, 1941)

    Mrs. Helen Turner, 2939 Cottage Grove ave., died Wednesday at Iowa Methodist Hospital

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TURNER, Jeanette W. A. [1843-1916]

(from The Saginaw Daily News, Thursday, October 12, 1916  p.4)

TURNER- The funeral of Mrs. Jeanette W. A. Turner, widow of the late Charles Turner, will take place at 10 o'clock Friday morning form the family home and will be private.  Rev. H. R. Stark will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood.

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TURNER, Jessie A. [1870-1922]

(from Saginaw News Courier,  Wednesday, February 15, 1922 p.7

Jessie A. Turner - The funeral of Jessie A. Turner will take place Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the home of his sisters, Misses May and Lillian Turner, 1702 Court Street and will be private.  Rev Henry W. Fischer will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood.

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TURNER, Joseph [1849-1905]

(from Bay City Tribune, front Page, Saturday, 28 October, 1905)

DEATH CAME
               SUDDENLY

Joseph Turner, of this city, Answered 
     Last Summons Unexpectedly in 
                 Toronto, Canada

CAUSE OF HIS SUDDEN 
             DEMISE NOT KNOWN HERE

Was one of Prominent Lumbermen
    of Saginaw Valley for the Past 
                Quarter Century

  Joseph turner, for 25 years one of the most prominent lumbermen of the Saginaw valley died suddenly about 10:30 last night at the King Edward hotel, Toronto, where he was staying while on a business trip.  Information of his death was received here late last night, but the cause of his sudden demise was not given.  The news came as a great shock to the relatives here as it was not known that Mr. Turner was ill.  Mrs. Turner was completely prostrated.
  The deceased had recently arrived in the city, accompanied by members of his family, from Midland, Ont., where he was engaged in lumbering to spend the winter.  Only a few days ago he left for the trip which has been cut short by his death.  He was 56 years old and us survived by a widow and four sons, Dwight , Stanley, Arthur and Clarence Turner and also a brother George Turner, city engineer of Bay City.  Dwight Turner is present in midland, where his father operated, cutting from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 feet of lumber annually.  Mr. Turner has been engaged in lumbering in Ontario for the past seven years.
Joseph Turner first entered the lumber business in the employ of the late S. H. Webster.  Subsequently he engaged in lumbering for Millar & Lewis and then entered into partnership with the late WFilson H. Toosey.  After the fire of 1892  which ???? Miller mill out of existence, Mr. Turner entered into partnership with Albert Miller, purchased the old ??lodgett mill in Muskegon and brought it to this city, erecting it on the site of the burned structure, where it was operated for several years after this Mr. Turner and ?. O. Fisher engaged in the lumber business, the firm name being Fisher & Turner.  When this partnership was dissolved Mr. Turner engaged lumbering in Canada.

(from Bay City Tribune, Page 2, Sunday, 29 October, 1905)  

WITHOUTUTTERINGWORD

Joseph Turner Died in Arms of Clerk
   at Hotel King Edward - Death
            Apparently Painless

Cause Was Evidently Heart Disease
     Remains Will Arrive Here at
                 Noon Today

  A dispatch from Dwight J. Turner at Toronto to the Tribune yesterday contained the first details of the death of his father, Joseph Turner, at the King Edward hotel, in that city Mr. Turner had gone to his room to retire for the night, a clerk accompanying him.  Death came instantly without warning of any kind and Mr. Turner collapsed in the arms of the clerk.  Apparently the end was painless.  No exclamations or final words to indicate either pain or consciousness were uttered by the stricken man.  
  Dwight J. Turner, a son, who was at Midland, Ont.. arrived at Toronto yesterday afternoon and with Clarence Turner, who is also there, took charge of the remains.  They left Toronto at midnight and will arrive here at 12:40 this afternoon via the Michigan Central.  The funeral party will be met by an escort form Bay City Commandery No 26, Knights Templar, of which the deceased was a member and the remains will be taken direct to the home on Center Avenue and McClellan street. 
   The cause of death was a apparently an affliction of the heart, although Mr. Turner was not known to be suffering from the disease and never had any attacks indicating that the organ was affected in any way.  He had been suffering, however, for some time from stomach trouble, which at times was severe.  Arrangements for the funeral will not be perfected until the arrival here of Mrs. Turner's sons.
  Joseph Turner was the head of the Turner Lumber Co., operating extensively in Georgian bay district, the firm being composed  entirely of members of Mr. Turner's family.  The company cut logs and had them sawed by the thousand, operating no mill of its own.  This year the company manufactured  about 35,000,000 feet of lumber, its logs being sawed in mills at Cutler, south River and Midland.  Mr. Turner has been very prosperous the last few years owing to the activity in Canadian lumber and there is assurances that he will leave his family well provided for.

(from Bay City Tribune, Page 5 , Tuesday, 31 October, 1905) 

      FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON

Body of Joseph Turner Reaches Old
             Home in This City

The body of the late Joseph Turner who died suddenly in Toronto Friday night reached Bay City Sunday noon, being met by a detail from Bay City Commandery, No. 26, K. T. and escorted to the family home on Center avenue.  The funeral will take place from Trinity church this afternoon at 2 o'clock, in charge of the commander.  Internment will be in Elm Lawn  

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TURNER, Joseph [1910-1998]

(from Globe & Mail,  25 Mar., 1998)

TURNER, Joseph (retired Hawker-Siddley 1975) - At Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto on Monday, March 23rd 1998.  Husband of Rhoda and the late Hilary.  Father pf Josephine (Bill) Heath, David (Sharon), Leslie Cadeau and Alan (Jean) Turner.  Stepfather of Wendy Talfourd-Jones and Lance Talfourd-Jones.........................

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TURNER, Joseph Whittier [1868-1942]

 (Des Moines Tribune, Sunday, 8 March, 1942)

                      TURNER DIES, 
                    A CONTRACTOR

                                            J. W. Turner, a building contractor here 40 years, died Saturday at his home,
                                            2939 Cottage Grove ave.  He had been in failing health since the death of his wife
                                            a year ago. Services will at noon Monday at Dunn's Funeral home with burial at
                                            Glendale cemetery.  Mr. Turner, a member of the Elks lodge, is survived by two
                                            sisters, Lillian and May Turner of Saginaw, Mich., and a brother Harold K. Turner,
                                            Englewood, N.J.

                                             Notice:  Des Moines Tribune, Wednesday, 1 January, 1942

                                              Mrs. Helen Turner, 2939 Cottage Grove ave., died Wednesday at Iowa Methodist
                                              Hospital

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TURNER, Lillian [1872-1943]

(from Saginaw News,  Sunday, 31 Jan., 1943,  p. 4  col. 5)

TEACHER VETERAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
Miss Lillian Turner
Taught here 35 Years

One of Saginaw's well known school teachers and the superintendent of the infant department at First Presbyterian Sunday School,  Miss Lillian A. Turner 70, died Saturday at her home 1702 Court.  At the rime of her death she was teacher at the Otto Roeser school and had been a teacher in the public schools here for more than 35 years. 

She was born May 2, 18872 in Saginaw and was graduated form Arthur Hill High School in 1893.  She was also a graduate of Michigan State Normal College.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.  She leaves one sister and one brother, Miss May Turner with whom she lived and her Harold Turner of Englewood, N.J. 

The funeral will take place at 4pm Tuesday at the Case Chapel, Rev. Henry W. Fischer will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood.  Friends may see Miss Turner at the home from Sunday evening until 11am Tuesday.

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TURNER, May [1866-1948]

(from Saginaw News,  Tuesday, 6 April, 1948, p.10 col. 7)

Former Teacher Here
Miss Turner Passes

A former teacher and private tutor here, Miss May Turner 81, died Monday in Englewood, N. J.  She was born October 11, 1866 in Saginaw and was a graduate of Arthur Hill High School and of the University of Michigan.  Prior to Miss Turner's going east to reside in 1944, the family home was at 1702 Court.  Her sister, Miss Lillian Turner, died five years ago and her brother, Harold Turner, died last November.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, active in its Missionary Society, and was a member of the Reading and Garden Clubs, and League of Women Voters.  She leaves several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon.  She may be seen after 3pm Wednesday at the Case Chapel.

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TURNER, Philip Dwight [1908-1961]

(from Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Strathroy Age Dispatch)

TURNER - Suddenly at Strathroy on Wednesday, Dec., 6, 1961 Philip Dwight Turner, beloved husband of Hazel (Werry) Turner, dear father of Mrs. Robert (Carol) Hunter, Michael and Paul all of Strathroy, brother of Joseph and Stephen both of Toronto, in his 53rd year..............................................

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TURNER, Stephen Francis [1912-1992]

(from Globe & Mail 16 Jan., 1992 also in Toronto Star)

TURNER, Stephen Francis (Lt.Col. R.R. of C., Retired) - Suddenly. on Tuesday, January 14, 1992 Steve Turner, beloved husband of Audrey (nee Hughes) and dearest father of Christine Elizabeth Turner, Granddad will be sadly missed by his 4 grandchildren: Jessica, Mark, Carrie and Michael Fiorillo. Dear brother of Joe and his wife Rhoda. Brother-in-law of John Hughes and his wife Lyn. and Pegi Pattillo.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews........
(Ed. Note: R.R. of C.-- Royal regiment of Canada)

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TURNER, William Roy [1878-1933]

(from The Saginaw Daily News, Tuesday, August 1, 1933, p.9)

TURNER - The funeral of William Roy Turner will take place at the Turner home 1702 Court Street at 6pm Wednesday.  Services will be private.  Rev. Henry W. Fischer will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood.  Friends may view the body at the Turner residence from 10am to 4pm.

(from Reading Times, PA, July 31, 1933, Deaths)

    William R. Turner, 55, 1376 Perkiomen ave., died Saturday at the Reading hospital.  Mr. Turner was employed for the past 16 years by the Metropolitan Edison company.  He was credited with devising many safety systems in the interest of the employees.  He was likewise engaged in this work with the local chapter of the Red Cross and the Berks County Council, Boy Scouts of America in addition to being identified with the State Safety department and the National Safety council.  There survive his wife, Daisy (Ritchings) Turner; a son, Alfred and a daughter, Daisy May, both at home; two brothers, Joseph, Des Moines, Iowa, and Harold, Englewood, N.J. and two sisters, May and Lillian Turner, both of Saginaw.

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