Irene F. Turner

Irene F. Turner, 91, Vel-

va, ND, passed away on

Friday, March 27, 2020 in

a Velva nursing home.

Irene was born on Au-

gust 21, 1928, a daughter

of William and Marcella

Ouradnik, near Makoti,

ND. She was raised and

educated near Makoti,

ND, graduating from

Makoti High School in

1947.

Irene went to summer

school at Minot teachers

College and taught school

for a year at the Anna

Township School. She

also worked at a shoe

store in Minot before

moving to Fargo where

she worked at J.C.

Penney’s and a bank. She

then moved to Minneapo-lis and worked at Sears

for a year.

Irene came back to the

Minot area and received a

teaching certificate prior

to teaching at a country

school south of Sawyer

for two years. While there

she met Harold Turner.

She and Harold were mar-

ried on June 10, 1956.

They farmed near Max,

ND for about 50 years

where she helped with

the farming and school

bus driving for Sawyer

school district. They

raised 5 children together.

Irene was a housewife and

once the children were

grown worked as a nurse’s

aide at Trinity Hospital

for 12 years.

Harold and Irene

moved to Rapid City, S.D.,

in 2005 to be near family

when Harold became ill.

When he passed on April

2, 2007 Irene remained in

Rapid City until August

2018 when she moved to

the Souris Valley Care

Center in Velva, ND.

Irene enjoyed cooking,

sewing, gardening and

traveling/camping. She

was a member of Our

Redeemer’s Lutheran

Church, Minot, N.D., until

she moved to S.D.

Irene is survived by:

five children, Connie

Goettle, Sandy Grebin

(Ray Grebin), David

Turner (RaeDene Turner),

James Turner (Renae

Turner), and Susan Kinkel

(Mark Kinkel); 11

grandchildren and 6

great-grandchildren.

Several nieces, nephews

and cousins also survive.

Irene was preceded in

death by: her parents;

husband, Harold; and si-

blings Mae Breiner, Gene

Ouradnik and Jack Ourad-

nik.

Graveside Service: will

be at a later date with im-

mediate family at the

Black Hills National

Cemetery, near Sturgis,

S.D., where her husband,

Harold, is buried.

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot