Turriff, Richard B.

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• Obituary: 11 Dec 2010; Green Bay Press Gazette

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Obituary:
Richard B. Turriff, 68, Okeechobee, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, in Raulerson Hospital. He was born Oct. 27, 1942, in Lawrence, De Pere, Wis., to Robert and Ruby Lamers Turriff. He was married to Diane Ruth Berg Turriff of Green Bay, Wis., for 40 years until her passing in 2003. He came to Florida from De Pere, Wis., in 1979, residing in Fort Pierce, until 2002 when he moved to Okeechobee. He enjoyed wood-crafting and the outdoors. In addition he assisted Mathew:25, a charitable organization in Okeechobee.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Diane.
Survivors include his sons, Dean Richard Turriff (Rebecca Bruner), Marquette, Mich.; Major Dennis Robert Turriff, USAF (Sandra Householder Turriff), San Antonio, Texas; Daniel Leo Turriff, Fort Pierce, Fla.; and Donald Joseph Turriff (Jill Curtis Turriff), Bellbuckle, Tenn.; siblings, Anna Diedrich (Leo), Linda Turriff, Mary Turiff Lundin (Roland Sitorski), Marcel Turriff (Debbie Watermelon Turriff), and Frank Turriff. In addition he is survived by grandchildren, James, Melissa, Robert, Brandon, Amber Lee, Cali, and Devlin.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at 6 p.m. in the Buxton Funeral Home Chapel, 110 NE 5th Street, Okeechobee, Fla. A service in De Pere, Wis., will be held at a later date.
All arrangements are entrusted to the loving care of the Buxton Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences may be made at www.buxtonfuneralhome.com.

Richard married Berg, Diane Ruth Abt 1963. Diane was born 5 Feb 1945, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 19 Dec 2003, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]