Gail Louise Turner

Gail Louise Turner, age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 1, 2024. She was born May 3, 1939, in Minneapolis, MN, to Clinton and Muriel (Johnson) Rosene. Gail was a graduate of Arlington Heights High School. She married Robert Turner in August 1961 in Arlington Heights, IL, where they met. A graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA with a degree in Medical Technology, they later moved to Pennsylvania, California, and then to Colorado where they lived for 50+ years.

She was a great mom, sister, grandma, and great grandma. She enjoyed travel, swimming, walking in the neighborhood, tennis, skiing, knitting, yoga, and was always up for a game of Five Crowns. She will be dearly missed by all who know her. Gail was preceded in death by her parents (Clinton and Muriel). She is survived by her husband, Robert; her brother, Roger; and her two daughters, Kristine and Kimberly; and six grandchildren, KC, Conner, Kinzie, Jack, Alec, and Katherine; and a great grandchild, CJ. Gail asks that in lieu of flowers, please smile at a stranger or brighten someone’s day whenever you can. Gail’s family will be holding a private Celebration of Life Ceremony over Memorial Day Weekend as May is Gail’s birthday month as well as Mother’s Day.