DOVER-FOXCROFT – Nora Turner, 87, died peacefully April 11, 2013, at Hibbard Nursing Home, Dover-Foxcroft, with her daughter, Thomasine and son-in-law, Ron Copeland, by her side. She was born March 14, 1926, in Bangor, the daughter of Irving and Edith (Littlefield) Emerson.
Nora attended Sangerville schools. She was employed by Hathaway Shirt Company and Dexter Shoe Company. Nora married Thomas J. Turner and together they had three children.
She is survived by her daughters, Sherryl Martino and husband, Anthony, of Plymouth, Mass., Thomasine Copeland and husband, Ron, of Dover-Foxcroft, who were also her caregivers; and son, Jeffrey A. Turner and companion, Leslie H. Neville, both of Dexter; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family extends special thanks to Regina Donnelly and Ed and Jo-Marie Copeland for their respite care and to all the nurses and certified nurse’s aid’s at Hibbard Nursing Home, Community Health and Counseling Services and Pine Tree Hospice.
A graveside service for family and friends will be held at a later date at the family lot at Gray Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 62, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 or to American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086 or Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 170 Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105. Arrangements are in the care of Lary Funeral Home. Condolences and memories may be expressed at www.laryfuneralhome.com.
Eleanor ‘Nora’ Turner
