Allan F. Turner

Allan F. Turner, 78 of Manchester, loving husband of Marilyn (Kernan) Turner, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Manchester Memorial Hospital.

Born in Stamford, December 28, 1929, son of George T. and Ruth (Hodge) Turner, he came to the Hartford area in 1937 and had been a resident of Manchester since 1955. Allan graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He was employed by the former Wetzel Tool Company in Bloomfield for over 30 years, retiring in 1994, and later became a driver for Gengras Motors in East Hartford. He was a member of the Center Congregational Church in Manchester, a member of the church choir, a former member of the Beethoven Glee Club, and a longtime member of the Connecticut Audubon Society.

With his wife, he is survived by his four sons and his daughter, Scott Turner and his wife Heidi of Manchester, Craig Turner and his wife Christine of Manchester, Brian Turner of Francestown, N.H., Christopher Turner and his wife Kathleen of Colchester, and Heather Turner of Manchester; seven grandchildren, John Allan, Matthew and Jillian of Manches-ter, and Joshua, Zachary, Kristen and Evan of Colchester; his sister and two brothers, Ethel Turner of East Hartford, Robert Turner and his wife Phyllis of Salem, Mass., and George Turner and his wife Blanche of Woodsville, N.H.; two nieces, a nephew, and his cousin Lorraine Chrisanthopoulos and her husband Gus of Springfield, Mass.

Allan's family would like to thank the nurses and staff at the Crestfield Rehabilitation Center for the wonderful care they gave to him.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Center Congregational Church, 11 Center Street, Manchester, with burial to follow in the Buckland Cemetery in Manchester.

Family and friends may call at the Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main Street, Manchester, on Sunday, Jan. 6, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Crestfield Rehabilitation Center (Therapy Dept.), 565 Vernon Street, Manchester, CT 06040, the Connecticut Audubon Center, 1361 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033, or the Center Congregational Church Memorial Fund, 11 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040.

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