Mary V. Turner

PAWCATUCK - Mary V. (Lidestri) Turner, formerly of 27 Stillman Avenue, Pawcatuck passed away peacefully at the Royal Westerly, Friday, August 22, 2025, at the age of 89. She was the wife of the late John W. Turner, Sr, who predeceased her in 1971.

Born in Westerly, RI, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Rosario Lidestri. Mary began her career working as a Civil Servant at the Naval Submarine Base where she met her husband and became a career Navy wife. She worked at Jumbos, volunteered at St. Michael's School and St. Bernards High School, and finally, retired after 20 plus years at the Westerly Medical Center. She was a devoted communicant of St. Michael's Church and a member of the Daughters of Isabella.

Mary was an avid Boston Red Sox and NE Patriot fan. One of her favorite memories was attending the infamous 1978 playoff game between the Red Sox and Yankees. She loved the local rivalry and attended many Thanksgiving Day football games.

She leaves to cherish her memories, her son John W. Jr and wife Stephanie, her grandson Jack (John W. Turner III), granddaughter Jillian (Turner) Hoadley and husband Jason, granddaughter Anne Cappiello and husband Rod, and her great-grandchildren Rocco and Ally Hoadley, Bennett and Rose Cappiello, brother-in-law Gary Johnston Sr. and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter Cheryl (Turner) Main in 2014 as well as her siblings, Joseph Lidestri Sr. (Dorothy), Rose Gomes (Antonio) and Antoinette Johnston.

Her family would like to thank the staff at the Royal Westerly for their extraordinary care.

In lieu of flowers the Family requests that donations be made to the St. Michael Church Capitol Fund.

The are no calling hours. A Funeral Liturgy will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., at St. Michaels Church. Burial will follow at St. Michaels New Cemetery.

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