Gavin McTurk, 79

Gavin McTurk, 79, of Gladbrook, died early Monday morning, March 12th, at the MMSC in Marshalltown. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until the service time. Memorials may be directed to the family, c/o Marcee Wright. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234. Born on September 13th, 1932, in Gladbrook, he was the son of Gavin and Theresa (Fedderson) McTurk. He graduated from the Gladbrook High School and soon after served our country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War. Gavin was a truck driver, most recently with Westside Trucking and previously Jacobson Trucking in Des Moines. In 1980, he was united in marriage to Ella May (Tade) Neff. To this union, the two families were formed. They include his three children: Candice Arndt McTurk, Mark McTurk and Mike McTurk, all of Arizona and her children: Marcee Wright (Mike Baumeier) of Gladbrook and Lacy Neff in Montana, 17 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, his cousin Rodney and many friends.  In death, he rejoined his parents and brother, William “Bill”.