George S. Turner
1936-2012
George S. Turner, 76, of Forest Dale Home and
formerly of Lower Coverdale passed away on September 6, 2012 at the
nursing home with his devoted and caring wife by his
side.
George was born in Windsor, NS on February 8, 1936
the son of the late George L. and Ruby (Sanford) Turner. He worked
as a teacher until his retirement, he really enjoyed his teaching
career. He attended the First Hillsborough Baptist Church when he
was able. He loved hunting, fishing and just being outdoors, walking
in the woods in the fall was his favorite thing to do. In
his younger years he was very active in sports and loved his hockey
and baseball. He stayed an avid fan and enjoyed watching
sports on tv. George loved his family and treasured all the
times he spent with them. He felt very blessed to have such a
dedicated wife stay by his side as he struggled with health issues,
she was always with him and they would have been married 50 years on
January 1st, 2013. He is now at peace with nature and God.
He will be deeply missed by his wife and best
friend, Sandra Turner of Hillsborough; daughters, Anna-Lisa Turner
(Anthony) of Edmonton, AB and Rachel Turner of Edmonton, AB; sons,
Barry Turner (Gaylene) of Victoria, BC and David Turner (Stephanie)
of Calgary, AB; five precious grandchildren, Iliana, Sophie, Antonia,
Rhiannon and Keiran; sister, Wendy Fesmire (Steven) of Halifax, NS;
brothers, Richard Turner of Toronto, ON and Jerry Turner of New
Glasgow, NS; sisters-in-law, Catherine Porter (Richard) of Moncton,
Nancy Steeves of Moncton, Ruth Mather (David) of Tide Head;
brothers-in-law, David Steeves (Linda) of Charlottetown, PEI, Michael
Steeves (Elena) of Toronto, ON and Alexander Steeves (Shirley) of
Bedford, NS. He will also be missed by several nieces and
nephews.
Honoring George's own wishes there will be no
visitation. A Celebration of his Life will be held at the Albert
County Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 2:00pm with
Rev.Dean MacDonald officiating and Rev. Jack Allen assisting. He will
be laid to rest at Fair Haven Memorial Gardens, Moncton,
NB.
Family flowers only please. Donations to the
Gideons, Forest Dale Home Auxiliary or to the charity of your choice
would be appreciated by the family.
Arrangements are in the care of the Albert County
Funeral Home, 4130 Route 114, Hopewell Cape, NB, E4H-3K2
734-2780
Service Date
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Service Time
2:00pm
Service Location
Albert County Funeral Home
Visitation Date
No visitaion
Burial Location
Fair Haven Memorial Gardens, Moncton, NB
Requested Charity
The Gideons, Forest Dale Home Auxiliary or charity of your choice would be appreciated