Turner, Lois M. (1920-2013)
TURNER, BECVAR, PEEPER, ENGEBRETSON, LAURITSEN, UTLEY, ERESOV
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2013 at 18:51:24
Lois M. Turner
September 7, 1920 - May 8, 2013JEFFERSON - Lois Turner, 92, formerly of Forest City, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson.
Lois was born on September 7, 1920, in Calmar, Iowa, the daughter of Jacob Joseph and Mary Loretta (Peeper) Becvar. She spent her early years in and around Decorah and Elkader. On September 13, 1941, she married Raymond Alfred Turner in Kahoka, Missouri. Following World War II, they settled in Raymond's hometown of Elkader, Iowa. As the wife of an Iowa State Park Ranger from March, 1950, to January, 1980, she lived in Winterset, Bedford, Boone, Strawberry Point, Stanton, and Forest City.
As a child, Lois was active in dance (tap, ballet, and acrobatics); as an adult, she enjoyed social ballroom dancing. Trained in voice, she participated in choirs and as a soloist at many churches and events over the years. She served as Choir Director at Country Palms RV Park in San Juan, Texas, and at the First Congregational Church in Forest City.
Lois became a member of the First Congregational Church in September, 1967, and remained an active member throughout the rest of her life, serving as Moderator, Church Clerk, Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, Bible School Leader, and President of Women's Fellowship. When something needed doing, she was there to share what she had.
For a number of years, Lois also worked as a Nurse's Aide and Homemaker, serving the elderly in the community.
Lois was greatly loved and will be missed by all whose lives she touched. She is survived by a daughter, Karen (Eugene) Engebretson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; four sons, Ray Allen (Peggy) Turner, of Rockwell City, Iowa, Loren (Lisa) Turner, of Jefferson, Iowa, Daryl (GayLynn) Turner, of Iron River, Wisconsin, and Alan Turner, of Palatka, Florida; her grandchildren, Steven Engebretson, Michael Lauritsen, Jennifer Utley, and Kevin, Chase, and Paige Turner; her great-grandchildren, Stephanie and Joshua Engebretson, Zachary, Caleb, and Abigail Utley, Mikayla Lauritsen, and Dimitry Eresov; and her great-great-grandchildren, McKenzie Eresov and Raphael Becvar.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; her parents; a sister; a brother; an infant daughter; and a grandson.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials in Lois's name be made to the Greene County Medical Center Foundation in Jefferson or to the family.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the First Congregational Church in Forest City with Pastor Joyce Schmidt officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark Street, Forest City, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
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