Photo courtesy of Reiff Funeral Home - Cascade
Aug 27, 1988 - Nov 3, 2024
We are sending sincerest sympathy on your loss. Alan will be missed by so many & He will always remain in the hearts of all who knew & loved him. May all of your happy memories of him help ease your pain during difficult times
Phil & Lynn Knepper
November 12, 2024 | Worthington, IA
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief. Please know that both families are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Squeak was a great friend to many and will be truly missed by everyone!
Karrie Thole
November 08, 2024 | Zwingle, IA | Friend
We are deeply sorry for your loss. Alan was a wonderful person who was always willing to help others. Please know that both families are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
With heartfelt condolences,
Alicia and Travis Turnis
Alicia and Travis Turnis
November 08, 2024 | Peosta, IA | Family
Words cannot explain it squeak. You were a close and good friend to me and as I was to you. You will be truly missed by everybody. Until we meet again squeak.
Darrin Kirschbaum
November 07, 2024 | Bernard, IA | Friend
Sorry to see you go but will never be forgotten. We will miss you squeaks.
Bradley Conrad
November 07, 2024 | Monticello | Friend
Condolences to Alan’s families ly and friends! I worked with Alan on the Three Rivers Board of Directors! Cherish the memories Prayers for the family!
Randall Seligman
November 07, 2024 | Clive, IA | Acquaintance
We lost another Massey Ferguson loving guy. So sorry for your loss. We will keep you and your families in our prayers during this difficult time. May time and happy memories bring you peace during your roughest times. Ron & Connie Kaiser
Ron & Connie Kaiser
November 07, 2024 | Cuba City, WI | Friend
Mike and Joan...we are so saddened to hear of the loss of your son. Thinking and praying for your entire family. Our deepest sympathy.
Joe and Barb Gulick
November 07, 2024 | Cascade, IA | Neighbor
I remember Alan when he rode my school bus. He was always well-mannered, and a good kid.
Our prayers go out to all family and friends, who are grieving Alan.
Love, Danny and Sal Weber
Sally Weber
November 06, 2024 | Bernard, IA | Neighbor
Alan M. Turnis
(August 27, 1988 - November 3, 2024)
Alan Turnis, 36, of Bernard, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024, in Bernard, Iowa.
Visitation for Alan will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa, where a prayer service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will also be held after 9 a. m. on Monday at the funeral home.
Mass of Christian Burial for Alan will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fillmore, Iowa with Rev. Mark Osterhaus presiding. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Fillmore, Iowa.
Alan was born on August 27, 1988, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Mike and Joan (Welter) Turnis. He was a 2007 graduate of Cascade High School in Cascade, Iowa. On June 11, 2022, he was united in marriage to Olivia Lamphere on the family farm in Bernard, Iowa.
Alan was known as “Squeak” to most people. He had a passion for farming and loved continuing the family farming operation with his brother David. He was a terrific mechanic and could fix anything. He enjoyed making “service calls” in one of his many tool vans over the years to help people out. He was quick to help his mother or any friend or stranger in need, but his response time wasn't always as quick for his wife or brother's requests. He loved animals, especially his dogs who often got to ride along with him. He loved fishing, old country music, and a cold Busch Light. He loved children and treated his nieces, nephew, and friends' children as his own. He made friends easily and could BS with anyone he met.
He was on the Three Rivers FS Board of Directors and was a member of the Sacred Heart Parish in Fillmore, Iowa.
Those left to cherish Alan's memory are his wife, Olivia Turnis of Bernard; his parents, Mike and Joan Turnis of Cascade; four siblings, Brenda (Mitch) Klepper of Cascade, Kayleen (Alex) Loes of Marion, David Turnis of Bernard, and Jessica (Garrett) Kline of Hills; three nieces and one nephew, Kate and Maddie Klepper, Amelia and Michael Loes; his father and mother-in-law, John and Donna Lamphere of Cascade; A brother-in-law, Cody (Sarah) Lamphere of Tracy, CA; aunts and uncles, Mel (Rita) Welter of Monticello, Ann and Wayne Turnis of Key West, Dan (Marlene) Welter of Cascade, Les Welter of Onslow, Herb (Paula) Welter of Lincoln, NE, Jim (Denise) Welter of Onslow, Kenny Welter (and friend, Anne) of Port Orchard, WA, Connie (Mark) Singletary of Colleyville, TX, Julie (Pat) Shay of Ankeny, Karen (Scot) Knepper of Cascade, Susan McKinley of Ankeny, and Gerald (Judy) Turnis of Dubuque; and numerous cousins. He will be greatly missed by the many close friends and neighbors who were like family to Alan throughout the years.
He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Herman and Veronica (Manternach) Welter; paternal grandparents, Cyril and Kathryn (White) Turnis; three uncles, Gary and Alan Welter and Jim McKinley.
A Video Tribute may be viewed, and online condolences may be given to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com
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