Lifelong Grand Rapids resident and seasonal resident of the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club, Mark Lawrence Turner, 69, died Thursday morning January 7, 2021.
Born November 3, 1951 in Grand Rapids, son of the late Lawrence and Elaine (Smith) Turner, Mark was a 1969 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids.
At the age of 18, Mark started his employment career with Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids and, during this time, attended Michigan State University. He was an engineer and worked at Lear Siegler, Fireboy, Benteler Automotive, and finally retired from GE Aviation.
In recent years, Mark spent time in the Upper Peninsula at the residence on the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club. During his lifetime, he enjoyed flying, sailing, photography, astronomy, feeding birds and the general knowledge of learning things.
Survivors include his loving wife, the former Mary DeJong, siblings Sharyn (Paul) Richardson of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, Lauryn (Robert) Ronis of Cleveland, Ohio and Troy (Monette) Cowan of Nashville, Tennessee; several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will take place Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Naubinway. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am at the church with Fr. Marty Flynn officiating. Rite of Committal will take place in the spring of 2021 at the Naubinway Cemetery. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and masks are required in accordance of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Memorials may be directed to Love Incorporated, Melville Street, Engadine, Michigan 49827 in his memory.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
Born November 3, 1951 in Grand Rapids, son of the late Lawrence and Elaine (Smith) Turner, Mark was a 1969 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids.
At the age of 18, Mark started his employment career with Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids and, during this time, attended Michigan State University. He was an engineer and worked at Lear Siegler, Fireboy, Benteler Automotive, and finally retired from GE Aviation.
In recent years, Mark spent time in the Upper Peninsula at the residence on the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club. During his lifetime, he enjoyed flying, sailing, photography, astronomy, feeding birds and the general knowledge of learning things.
Survivors include his loving wife, the former Mary DeJong, siblings Sharyn (Paul) Richardson of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, Lauryn (Robert) Ronis of Cleveland, Ohio and Troy (Monette) Cowan of Nashville, Tennessee; several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will take place Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Naubinway. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am at the church with Fr. Marty Flynn officiating. Rite of Committal will take place in the spring of 2021 at the Naubinway Cemetery. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and masks are required in accordance of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Memorials may be directed to Love Incorporated, Melville Street, Engadine, Michigan 49827 in his memory.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
Lifelong Grand Rapids resident and seasonal resident of the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club, Mark Lawrence Turner, 69, died Thursday morning January 7, 2021.
Born November 3, 1951 in Grand Rapids, son of the late Lawrence and Elaine (Smith) Turner, Mark was a 1969 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids.
At the age of 18, Mark started his employment career with Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids and, during this time, attended Michigan State University. He was an engineer and worked at Lear Siegler, Fireboy, Benteler Automotive, and finally retired from GE Aviation.
In recent years, Mark spent time in the Upper Peninsula at the residence on the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club. During his lifetime, he enjoyed flying, sailing, photography, astronomy, feeding birds and the general knowledge of learning things.
Survivors include his loving wife, the former Mary DeJong, siblings Sharyn (Paul) Richardson of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, Lauryn (Robert) Ronis of Cleveland, Ohio and Troy (Monette) Cowan of Nashville, Tennessee; several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will take place Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Naubinway. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am at the church with Fr. Marty Flynn officiating. Rite of Committal will take place in the spring of 2021 at the Naubinway Cemetery. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and masks are required in accordance of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Memorials may be directed to Love Incorporated, Melville Street, Engadine, Michigan 49827 in his memory.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
Born November 3, 1951 in Grand Rapids, son of the late Lawrence and Elaine (Smith) Turner, Mark was a 1969 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids.
At the age of 18, Mark started his employment career with Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids and, during this time, attended Michigan State University. He was an engineer and worked at Lear Siegler, Fireboy, Benteler Automotive, and finally retired from GE Aviation.
In recent years, Mark spent time in the Upper Peninsula at the residence on the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club. During his lifetime, he enjoyed flying, sailing, photography, astronomy, feeding birds and the general knowledge of learning things.
Survivors include his loving wife, the former Mary DeJong, siblings Sharyn (Paul) Richardson of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, Lauryn (Robert) Ronis of Cleveland, Ohio and Troy (Monette) Cowan of Nashville, Tennessee; several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will take place Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Naubinway. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am at the church with Fr. Marty Flynn officiating. Rite of Committal will take place in the spring of 2021 at the Naubinway Cemetery. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and masks are required in accordance of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Memorials may be directed to Love Incorporated, Melville Street, Engadine, Michigan 49827 in his memory.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
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