Alice Turek

Alice Marie (O’Hara) Turek, aged 92, passed away on January 11, at Apple Rehab Shelton Lakes in Shelton, CT, where she was lovingly cared for by the staff for the past five years.

Alice was born in New York City, NY on May 20, 1931, the daughter of Martin and Alice (Boyle) O’Hara, where she grew up in a very loving family with four siblings. Her life was all about her family; she loved them all dearly and devoted herself to be there and help in any way possible. She was a caring mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; her memory will live on in the hearts of all who loved her.

Alice was an avid reader of romance novels and huge fan of both the New York Mets and UConn Huskies Women’s Basketball team. She was also an animal lover owning several pets over the years, including many dogs and cats.

Alice worked for several companies over the course of her life including American Airlines, Caldor, and Bob’s Stores.

Preceding Alice in death are her parents; ex-husband, Frank Turek; two siblings, Gerald O’Hara and Martin

O’Hara; and two grandchildren, Bryan and Diana.

Remaining to cherish Alice’s memory are her two sisters, Barbara Blaze and Anne Moore; five children, Elizabeth (Harry) Cottrell, Patricia Turek, William Turek, Michael (Grace) Turek and Alice (Mike) Rosales; three grandchildren, Jessica (Richard) Turek, Allison (Alex) Schmitt, and Christopher Rosales; three greatgrandchildren, Amyrah, Annabelle and Kal-el, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held on January 18th, at St. Lucy’s Parish, 909 West Main Road, Middletown, RI. Burial immediately to follow at Saint Columba’s Catholic Cemetery, 465 Browns Lane, Middletown, RI.