Obituary of Victoria Turk

Victoria Turk was born on February 23, 1916 and the Lord gave her 98 wonderful years and chose to call her home on May 14, 2014. She married William A. Turk on November 2, 1938 and they were together for 72 years until his passing on November 27, 2010. Victoria resided in Erie, PA for 54 years and lived in view of eternity as a Believer and follower of Jesus Christ. Her hobbies were baking, sewing and gardening. She loved her family, friends, and neighbors with an unconditional, unselfish love. Victoria was an active member of her neighborhood and community. She worked as a medical assistant at the Cerebral Palsy Center and voting polls at Grover Cleveland School. She gave generously of her time and resources at her church, The First Free Methodist on 26th St. where she was a member for 50 yrs. Recently she joined the Providence Reformed Baptist Church where her son-in-law, John Swindlehurst pastors. She had a sweet, kind spirit and was a loving, devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend. She was so very precious and had a deep desired to serve Christ and share His love with everyone with whom she came in contact. She longed for her family and everyone she knew to come to know Christ as their personal Savior and experience the peace, joy, and love that she had. Victoria was preceded in death by her mother and father, Charles and Maude Walchesky, her husband William Turk, her brothers: Watson, Blair, Lewis, Frank, Ray, Johnny and Russell Walchesky, her sisters; Gertrude Baer and Josephine Berkshire. Victoria is survived by her sisters: Francis Brown, Anna Mae Booher, Violet Byrd and Leta Tobacci, her daughters; Gayle Hopkins and husband Robert, Vickie Kenehan, Debra Swindlehurst and husband John, Sharon Salina and husband Michael, 23 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Services will be held at Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. 4216 Sterrettania Road, on Friday, May 16, 2014 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 17 from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.