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Cecilia Turch Obituary
Sauk Rapids
January 19, 1918-January 19, 2015
Cecilia "Sue" Turch, age 97, of Sauk Rapids, MN, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at Legends at Heritage Place in Sartell.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids with Fr. Ralph Zimmerman officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25th and 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26th all at the church.
There will be a Parish Prayer Service at 8:00 p.m on Sunday at the church.
Cecilia "Sue" Haus was born on January 19, 1918 in Jordan, Minnesota the daughter of George & Anna (Boeckmann) Haus. As a child, she moved with her family to St. Cloud where she attended St. Mary's Grade School and Cathedral High School. She was united in marriage to Alfred Turch on October 2, 1937 at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. The couple lived in St. Paul, MN, Rockford, IL and eventually settled in Sauk Rapids, MN. In her earlier years, Sue worked as a waitress. Following her marriage, she worked alongside her husband at Turch Jewelry, which they began in 1947. Sue was member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids, the Sacred Heart Christian Mothers, a Past Regent of the Daughters of Isabella, as well as a faithful supporter of the Poor Clares. For many years, she was involved in the Republican Party serving as the 7th District Chairwoman and attended many national conventions. Sue lived a very full and beautiful life enjoying faith, family and friends. A special thank you to the staff and care providers of Legends at Heritage in Sartell for their loving care of Sue and support to the family.
Grateful for having shared her life are her children, David (Meridel) Turch of Lorton, VA, Richard (Peggy) Turch of Sauk Rapids, MN, Rita (John) Sandy of Northport, AL; son-in-law, Florian Gill of Clearwater, MN; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Sue was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alfred in 1997; daughter, Gloria Gill; infant son, Mark Turch; and siblings, Greg and Norbert Haus and Genevieve Aten.
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Memories and Condolences
for Cecilia Turch
January 30, 2015
Dear Dick and Peggy, I am so sorry to hear of Sue's passing. She was a strong and wonderful lady. My love goes out to you. Barbe
Yvonne Schlichting
January 28, 2015
Dick and Peg--Ed and I were sorry to hear of your Mother's passing. Our thoughts are with you.
January 25, 2015
Dick and Peg, Mike and I are very sorry to hear of your loss, Prayers and sympathies are sent your way, Ann and Mike Held
Diane, Jim Reiland
January 25, 2015
We will miss our dear cousin. We loved her lively spirit and our times together. She was so gracious and welcomed our visits. We share in your sorrow.
Mr. & Mrs. David Schueller
January 23, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and close friends.
January 23, 2015
Hi Dick: we're so sorry to here about your mother...she was a fine lady. We're out of town. We'll get together when we get back . M & M Kittridge.
January 23, 2015
My condolences. Sue was a beautiful person, a wonderful friend of my mother, and oh do I remember how she could make gift wrapping a work of art
Linda Watts (nee Blattner)
January 23, 2015
my condolences to all of the family....a memory: my husband bought my engagement ring at Turch Jewelers!! thanks.
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