Richard James “Dick” Turner
1931-2020
It is with great sadness that the family of
Richard James Turner announce his passing on June 24, 2020 in Port
Williams, NS at age 88. Dick was born and raised in Hantsport. He had
a 42 year career in the fruit and vegetable processing industry with
Avon Foods Ltd, retiring in 1991 as the firm’s President and
CEO. In 1952 Dick married his beloved Frenie and they raised their
four children in Hantsport, and later moved to Lower Canard. Dick was
an active member of the Masonic Lodge and, over the years, the
Hantsport, Pereaux, and Port Williams Baptist Churches. He and Frenie
shared a great love of family, gardening, hiking, canoeing, cottage
life, world travel and the beauty of the Annapolis Valley and its
nearby mountains and lakes. Dick will be fondly remembered by
daughters, Jan (Rob), Terry (Steve); sons, Jim (Laura), Jeff (Connie);
granddaughters, Shannon (Dan), Haley (Neil); grandsons, Zachery
(Deanna), Caleb (Emma); great-granddaughter Georgia; brother Paul and
many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his
beloved wife and soulmate, Frenie, his parents, Tom and Reta Turner;
sisters Ruth, Doris, Norma, Patricia; brothers Tom, Harry, Fred.
Cremation has taken place. A private gathering of immediate family is
planned. Memorial donations may be made to charities of
choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the
White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Kentville.
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia