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p)taOFFICIAL COUNTY PAPERnake —;rcau I VOLUME SIXTY-FOUR reivede-mdlast ■“■' Last Rites forme.i to its the; it ship anHoward Turnley at Park Mon.;hipthelipsPASSED AWAY AT HOME LAST; FRIDAY EVENING; INTER- f MEXT AT ARNOLDS PARK. \ese - Last rites for Howard Turnley, rst' of Arnolds Park. long-time oper-ortck-rk-\nz17ator of the Roof Garden ballroom in the amusement park, were held at the Turnley home on the shore of West OkobojiJ [lake Monday afternoon. There i was a simple service at the home,I conducted by the Rev,bihiMTscHoward C. Turnley ^Audson. The American Legion s u conducted military rites at the cemetery and the Rev. Mr.. Hudson pronounced a benediction.Mr, Turnley died Friday night after an illness of four years.He had been seriously ill for about two years, altnough not bedfast. He had been uptown within the last several weeks but had been gradually declining in health. feHoward C. Turnley was born ; ta at Rosalia, Washington, August 23. 1894, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert. P. Turnley. He received his education in the Rosalia public schools and the Northwest Business College at Spokane, Wash.Howard's business life was a varied one in which he acted in top positions in many differentncU5Mncheagarwiyedefields. His ability to make mprW£thN.enattohestica.Ncatfriends aided his advancement ’(in his many endeavors. From 111912 to 1914 he was bookkeeper |' and ranch .foreman for the Can-[l field Cattle Co.. of Wisdom.'IMont. The next two years he [spent as foreman for Larrabee Brothers, breeders and trainers of running horses, at Deer Lodge. Mont., and as equestrian for L.G. Barnes and Ringling Bros. i circus. In 1915 and 1916 ne I acted as the northwest repre-isentative of the Garfield Motor j Co., of Seattle, Wash. Following q0 this Turnley spent some time j f01 traveling, his journeys finally : A taking him on a tour of the bo. Orient. stcHe served in the armed forces wi during World War I, spending'ft: 27 months with the army. Dur- i Ro ing this time he was on the theOfficers Staff of the AEF in | of France,and ended the war as a j De First Lieutenant. He was always de;proud of his service record, and later became a very active Legionnaire.Following the war he spent five year buying cattle for packing companies, with Mitchell, S. D., j the as his home. This was followed witbaiwi{surlivigorby two years served in the livestock commission business at Sioux City, and then two years on the Chicago Board of Trade, with offices in Sioux City. From 1927 to 1932 he was distributor for the Hudson Motor Car Co., in Sioux City. In 1933 he moved to Mankato, Minn., where he became sales manager of the Mankato Brewing Co.Mr. Turr.Iey moved to Arnolds Park in 1936 when he leased the Roof Garden, and has since managed many concessions there. A few years ago he and Mrs. Turnley purchased the Arnold property in the Park, where they have operated a group of year around rental properties.He was a member of BPOE, FOE, AF and AM, Scottish Rite Masonry, and Shrine.He leaves to mourn his passing an exceedingly large group of friends, his wife, Muriel Hanford Turnley, and two children by a former marriage. Howard Chandler Turnley H, an ex-Marine who is attending school in California, and Alice Handley, also of California. Chandler attended school at the Park a year or two after his father moved ’there. * -lanRunetThHeE.viUMaJof her is t daiMIF ha\ giv; for MB of to of 1 wii: Cal sta: free Mil wit;LTueCaiNancSux
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Milford, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 21, 1946
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