Geraldine Turner - 27 East

Geraldine Turner

author on Apr 17, 2009

Geraldine “Gerrie” Turner of Hampton Bays died on April 10 at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 99.

She is survived by a daughter, Gerri Silecchia and her husband Frank; a son, Geno Turner and his wife Gail Clinton; six grandchildren, Joey and Diana Kuklinski, Jackie Malaret, Genevieve and Heather Turner, and Jason McLoughlin; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, W. Jack Turner.

A wake was held at the R.J. O’Shea Funeral Home in Hampton Bays on April 13. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on April 14; interment followed at Good Ground Cemetery in Hampton Bays.

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