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Richard James Turner

Male 1931 - 2020  (89 years)


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  • Name Richard James Turner 
    Nickname Dick 
    Birth 1931  Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Jun 2020  Port Williams, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • TURNER, Richard James

      It is with great sadness that the family of Richard James Turner announce his passing on June 24, 2020 in Port Williams, at age 88. Dick was born and raised in Hantsport. He had a 42 year career in the fruit and vegetable processing industry with Avon Foods Ltd., retiring in 1991 as the firm’s President and CEO. In 1952 Dick married his beloved Frenie and they raised their four children in Hantsport, and later moved to Lower Canard. Dick was an active member of the Masonic Lodge and, over the years, the Hantsport, Pereaux, and Port Williams Baptist Churches. He and Frenie shared a great love of family, gardening, hiking, canoeing, cottage life, world travel and the beauty of the Annapolis Valley and its nearby mountains and lakes. He was predeceased by his beloved wife and soulmate, Frenie; his parents, Tom and Reta Turner; sisters, Ruth, Doris, Norma, Patricia; brothers, Tom, Harry, Fred.
    Person ID I1529  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2020 

    Father Thomas Edward Turner,   b. 4 Oct 1893, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1961, EKM Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Rita Vivian Palmer,   b. 21 Jan 1898, Halifax, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1952, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 10 Sep 1918  Halifax, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frenie Joan Barkhouse,   b. 1934, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 2017, Greenwich, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1952 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    +4. Jeffrey Thomas Turner,   b. 28 Mar 1958, Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 2023 (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2020 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1931 - Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jun 2020 - Port Williams, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S38] The Chronicle Herald, 29 Jun 2020.

    2. [S2009] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (website), Year: 1918 - Book: 6 - Page: 724.