Zora Alexander Turnbaugh, 92, a longtime Geneva resident, died December 14, 2013 in Asheville, North Carolina.
She was born June 7, 1921 to George and Anna Alexander in Peoria, Illinois. She majored in journalism at Western Illinois State Teachers College.
In 1942, Zora married Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh, later Geneva's Superintendent of Schools from 1965-1986. He predeceased her in October 2005.
Zora spent most of her adult life as a homemaker devoted to her family, the comforts of home, entertaining, and cooking for friends. She had a deep and abiding love for classical music and was an omnivorous reader.
Beginning in her mid-50s, she worked at the East Room of the Third Street shops in Geneva, later becoming a buyer. In the process, she gained a loyal following of customers who appreciated her impeccable fashion sense and integrity.
Zora was known among family and friends for her generosity, her kindness, her quick wit, her gifts of food, her love of company, her spirited discussions of politics, and her devotion to her church. She was a member of the Geneva Lutheran Church and the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Zora is survived by her son, Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh (Donna), of Weaverville, North Carolina; her daughter, Dr. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood (Portland, Oregon); two grandchildren, Andrew (Elizabeth) of Grayslake, Illinois and Peter (Jessie) of Somerset, Massachusetts; and two great-grandaughters, Isabella (Andrew and Elizabeth) and Hazel (Peter and Jessie). She is also survived by her sister, Anita Heuermann, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Geneva Lutheran Church, 301 South 3rd Street, Geneva. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services.
Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on December 18, 2013.
She was born June 7, 1921 to George and Anna Alexander in Peoria, Illinois. She majored in journalism at Western Illinois State Teachers College.
In 1942, Zora married Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh, later Geneva's Superintendent of Schools from 1965-1986. He predeceased her in October 2005.
Zora spent most of her adult life as a homemaker devoted to her family, the comforts of home, entertaining, and cooking for friends. She had a deep and abiding love for classical music and was an omnivorous reader.
Beginning in her mid-50s, she worked at the East Room of the Third Street shops in Geneva, later becoming a buyer. In the process, she gained a loyal following of customers who appreciated her impeccable fashion sense and integrity.
Zora was known among family and friends for her generosity, her kindness, her quick wit, her gifts of food, her love of company, her spirited discussions of politics, and her devotion to her church. She was a member of the Geneva Lutheran Church and the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Zora is survived by her son, Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh (Donna), of Weaverville, North Carolina; her daughter, Dr. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood (Portland, Oregon); two grandchildren, Andrew (Elizabeth) of Grayslake, Illinois and Peter (Jessie) of Somerset, Massachusetts; and two great-grandaughters, Isabella (Andrew and Elizabeth) and Hazel (Peter and Jessie). She is also survived by her sister, Anita Heuermann, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Geneva Lutheran Church, 301 South 3rd Street, Geneva. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services.
Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on December 18, 2013.
Zora Alexander Turnbaugh, 92, a longtime Geneva resident, died December 14, 2013 in Asheville, North Carolina.
She was born June 7, 1921 to George and Anna Alexander in Peoria, Illinois. She majored in journalism at Western Illinois State Teachers College.
In 1942, Zora married Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh, later Geneva's Superintendent of Schools from 1965-1986. He predeceased her in October 2005.
Zora spent most of her adult life as a homemaker devoted to her family, the comforts of home, entertaining, and cooking for friends. She had a deep and abiding love for classical music and was an omnivorous reader.
Beginning in her mid-50s, she worked at the East Room of the Third Street shops in Geneva, later becoming a buyer. In the process, she gained a loyal following of customers who appreciated her impeccable fashion sense and integrity.
Zora was known among family and friends for her generosity, her kindness, her quick wit, her gifts of food, her love of company, her spirited discussions of politics, and her devotion to her church. She was a member of the Geneva Lutheran Church and the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Zora is survived by her son, Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh (Donna), of Weaverville, North Carolina; her daughter, Dr. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood (Portland, Oregon); two grandchildren, Andrew (Elizabeth) of Grayslake, Illinois and Peter (Jessie) of Somerset, Massachusetts; and two great-grandaughters, Isabella (Andrew and Elizabeth) and Hazel (Peter and Jessie). She is also survived by her sister, Anita Heuermann, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Geneva Lutheran Church, 301 South 3rd Street, Geneva. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services.
Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on December 18, 2013.
She was born June 7, 1921 to George and Anna Alexander in Peoria, Illinois. She majored in journalism at Western Illinois State Teachers College.
In 1942, Zora married Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh, later Geneva's Superintendent of Schools from 1965-1986. He predeceased her in October 2005.
Zora spent most of her adult life as a homemaker devoted to her family, the comforts of home, entertaining, and cooking for friends. She had a deep and abiding love for classical music and was an omnivorous reader.
Beginning in her mid-50s, she worked at the East Room of the Third Street shops in Geneva, later becoming a buyer. In the process, she gained a loyal following of customers who appreciated her impeccable fashion sense and integrity.
Zora was known among family and friends for her generosity, her kindness, her quick wit, her gifts of food, her love of company, her spirited discussions of politics, and her devotion to her church. She was a member of the Geneva Lutheran Church and the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Zora is survived by her son, Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh (Donna), of Weaverville, North Carolina; her daughter, Dr. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood (Portland, Oregon); two grandchildren, Andrew (Elizabeth) of Grayslake, Illinois and Peter (Jessie) of Somerset, Massachusetts; and two great-grandaughters, Isabella (Andrew and Elizabeth) and Hazel (Peter and Jessie). She is also survived by her sister, Anita Heuermann, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Geneva Lutheran Church, 301 South 3rd Street, Geneva. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services.
Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on December 18, 2013.
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