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Birth:          11 Jun 1924 Dows, Wright Co., Iowa
Death:          24 Jan 2015 Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
Burial:         27 Jan 2015 Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa

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1930 in Dows, Wright Co., Iowa
1940 in Dows, Wright Co., Iowa
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CLEAR LAKE | June Elizabeth Turek, 90, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, Jan. 24 at 
Hospice of North Iowa surrounded by her loving family. 

 A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial 
Chapel, Clear Lake, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake 
Cemetery, Clear Lake. Family will greet friends one hour before the service. 

 The family requests that donations in June's memory be made to Hospice of North 
Iowa 

 June was born on October 11, 1924, in Dows, Iowa. She was one of five children 
born to Lester and Myra Florence (Griffin) Quasdorf. June graduated from Dows High 
School in 1942. Following graduation she moved to Des Moines, Iowa to attend 
secretarial school at AIB. She then worked as a staff assistant in the Vocational 
Rehabilitation Division for the State of Iowa in Des Moines. 

 June was four years old when her mother died. She and her siblings were raised by 
their loving father who instilled a love of nature at an early age. Sadly, her father died 
when she was 19 years old. 

 June married Kenneth Van Duzer in 1947. They had two daughters, Julie and Marilyn. 
The family farmed south of Mason City for a number of years and spent summers at 
their cottage in Clear Lake. In 1962 they moved permanently to Clear Lake. Later they 
divorced. 

 June loved to travel. In the summer of 1969 she and her daughters toured Europe. 
Julie and Marilyn have special memories of that time with their mother. 

 June met her soulmate Al Turek of Clear Lake and they were married on November 3, 
1973 at the United Methodist Church. They moved to Kansas City, Missouri that year 
where Al worked for Williams Brothers Pipeline. A transfer took them to Sioux Falls, 
South Dakota in 1980, where they resided until retiring to Greers Ferry, Arkansas in 
1983. 

 June and Al shared a love of adventure and travel. They were proud of the fact that 
they had traveled to all fifty states, enjoying hiking, walking, bird watching, boating, 
fishing and camping in their fifth wheel. They traveled and cruised in Alaska, and river 
rafted for a week in Arkansas. One of their fondest memories was backpacking in 
Germany while visiting daughter, Julie and family. June and Al spent many winters in 
Winter Haven, Florida. In April 2012 they move back to Clear Lake to be near family. 

 June treasured her family and received great pleasure from watching and participating 
in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by 
her husband, Al, children Julie (James) Elting of Madison, CT and Marilyn (Steven) 
Johnson of Clear Lake, IA. She also leaves Al's children Kathy (Robert) Petersen of 
Galena, IL, Timothy (Kay) Turek of Clear Lake, IA, Thomas Turek of Clear Lake, IA, 
and Pamela (James) Travaille of Ocheydon, IA. June is also survived by her loving 
grandchildren Ryan (Marthe) Elting, Andrew (Jessica) Elting, Abbie (Jason) Smith, 
Gregory Johnson, Tyler (Kristin) Turek, Connor (Jennifer) Turek, Theresa Turek-
Studer, Clinton (Jackie) Turek , Sheldon Turek, Caleb Turek, Matthew (Amanda) 
Travaille, Katie (Aaron) Techen, Heather (Kris) Woods and Robert Petersen. June was 
also blessed with eighteen great-grandchildren. 

 June was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Corine Cryberg, Isabelle Williams, 
and Bonny Quasdorf, and brother, Robert Quasdorf. 

 Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa, 641-357-2193. 
ColonialChapels.com. 
Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA) - Monday, January 26, 2015 

Parents
QUASDORF Lester Truman (15 Aug 1886 - 23 Apr 1943)
GRIFFIN Myra Florence ("Florence") (27 Jun 1887 - 3 Feb 1929)

Siblings
QUASDORF Corinne Florence (11 Sep 1918 - Aug 1978)
QUASDORF Isabel Emma (21 Feb 1920 - 26 Jan 2011)
QUASDORF Robert Truman (25 Aug 1921 - 13 May 2008)
QUASDORF June Elizabeth (11 Jun 1924 - 24 Jan 2015)

Marriage To VAN DUZER Franklin Kenneth ("Kenneth") (3 Feb 1918 - 1 Feb 2000)
    m. 1947 

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Parents
VAN DUZER Thomas Ralph ()
MOUNT Ethel B. ()

Children by VAN DUZER Franklin Kenneth ("Kenneth") 3 Feb 1918 - 1 Feb 2000
VAN DUZER Julie Ann ()
VAN DUZER Marilyn Kay ()

Marriage To TUREK Alfred Frank ()

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