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Dona Marie Turner

Female 1941 - 2019  (77 years)


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  • Name Dona Marie Turner 
    Born 6 Jun 1941  Belleville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 May 2019  Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried
    • Donna donated her body to Queens University to further the education of medical students.
    Person ID I30513  Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2020 

    Father Jack Bruce Turner,   b. 3 Feb 1917, Belleville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1985  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Bernice Margaret Munro,   b. 9 Oct 1919, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1985, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1940  Belleville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 1970 
    Family ID F2907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 19 Sep 1959  Maynooth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 1973 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F2996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 David H. Choate,   b. 6 Sep 1943,   d. 12 Oct 2018, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1982  Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F3283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jun 1941 - Belleville, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Sep 1959 - Maynooth, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Apr 1982 - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 May 2019 - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • CHOATE; Dona Marie (nee Turner; nee Green)
      June 6, 1941 ? May 3, 2019
      Passed away peacefully at Riverview Manor, Peterborough, on May 3, 2019 with family by her side. Dona, in her 78th year, will always be loved and missed by her daughters Colleen (Keith Armstrong), Karen (John Fullerton), Christine (Jamie Campbell), and Barbara-Anne (Reid Elstone). She is remembered by her step children Sherri Baker (Dave), Sarah Gillis (Jeff) and Dan Choate. Dona is also survived by 9 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband David, her parents Bruce Turner and Bernice (Munro) Clarke, and grandson Brendan Gillis.
      Dona was an amazing swimmer and at 13 achieved her Bronze Medallion, an unheard-of feat in 1954! She loved to dance and when she was 15, she opened the ?Donna Turner School of Dance? in Bancroft. There are still many people in and around Bancroft who know how to do a shuffle-ball-change because of her. She was a musician, an avid reader and a wizard with a crochet hook. She worked her entire life as a bookkeeper, finally retiring at age 73 when a stroke slowed down her writing hand. Always feisty, quick witted, and never suffering fools lightly, she kept her family and her caregivers constantly on their toes. Determined to maintain her independence, and supported by her girls, her life ended on her own terms.
      Following Dona's wishes, she will join David and gift her body to science at Queen's University. Also following Dona?s wishes there will be no memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Riverview Manor Residents? Council (Peterborough) by visiting www.hendrenfuneralhome.com or by calling 705-652-3355. The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to the nursing and PSW staff at Riverview Manor for their care of and compassion for Dona, especially Sarah, Shelley and Inna.