William Turowski

William Turowski, age 67, of Canton, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Canton on June 30, 1945 to the late, Walter and Anna Turowski and was a 1963 graduate of Canton McKinley High School. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church where he was a member of the Family Life Committee. William and his wife Judy were members of the World Wide Marriage Encounter and raised foster children for many years. He was known for his love of classic cars, playing cards and building bird houses. He had a keen sense of humor and no matter how much he was suffering, he never complained. Nothing meant more to William than spending time with his family. He will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, "he was our hero." In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Don Wissuchek and Skip Roshong. Survivors include his devoted wife of Judy Turowski, whom he married on March 20, 1965; seven children, Vicki (Terry) Vicars of Youngstown, David (Vickie) Turowski of Louisville, Jennifer Turowski of Massillon, Andrew (Jina) Turowski of Louisville, Leah Turowski of Chicago, IL, Harold Turowski of Canton and Airman 1st Class Justin Turowski of Colorado; grandchildren, Nicholas (Tia) Vicars, Annie Vicars, PFC Devin Turowski, Spec. Alexx Turowski, PV2 Erika Turowski, Emily Turowski, Nathan Turowski, Kelsey Lingle, Cameron Lingle and Rebeccah Roger; great grandson, William Vicars; siblings, Walter (Joan) Turowski, Patricia (Charles) Witmer and Joann Wissuchek; mother-in-law, Camilla Wolf; brothers-in-law, Tom (Dawn) Wolf, Michael (Katherine) Wolf and Bill (Jody) Wolf; sisters-in-law, Chris Roshong, Rosemary Turner and Jeanie (Bob) Krabill; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the medical and professional staffs that cared for and ministered to William. He was blessed to have your care and compassion. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10am in St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Frank Carfagna as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 5-8pm in the Reed Funeral Home Canton Chapel. The family asks that any memorial donations be made to St. Joseph's School. Those wishing to send condolences or share a fond memory, may sign the Reed On-Line Guestbook at www.reedfuneralhome.com.