Dorothy Jean Turner, 1920-2007

Dorothy Jean Turner, of Grande Prairie, passed away on March 25, 2007. She was born on Dec. 20, 1920 in Spirit River, Alberta. Dorothy grew up in Spirit River and lived there until she was 18. Upon the death of her father, she moved with her mother, brother and sister to Toronto. She completed business college and began working in Toronto at which time she met the love of her life, Roy Turner. Dorothy and Roy were married in Toronto on Jan. 29, 1949. Shortly after, they took up homesteading on a farm 25 miles west of High Prairie in the Peace River Country where they raised their four daughters. Upon retirement in 1983 they relocated to Grande Prairie to be closer to family. Retirement meant lots of time enjoying their grandchildren and their cottage at Winagami Lake. Dorothy leaves to mourn her passing: Beth (Rene) of Fox Creek, Alta.; Kathy of Winnipeg; Susan (Marcel) of Grande Prairie; and Vicki (Mike) of Grande Prairie; grandchildren, Suzanne, Tammy, Nancy, Carrie, Michael, Amanda and Matthew, and great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Samantha, Parker, Teagan, Hudson and Elle. She is also survived by her brother, Jack Harper, of Toronto, and her sister, Helen Batchelor, of Burlington, Ont. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Roy Turner, on June 13, 2006. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Oliver’s Grande Prairie Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Grande Prairie Care Centre.

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