Rosemary Munson Turchi
Oct. 19, 1931-Jan. 27, 2022
Rosemary Munson Turchi, 90, died Jan. 27, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
The younger daughter of the late Ray and Besse Baird Munson, she was born Oct. 19, 1931, at Terre Haute, and lived in Clinton, Indiana until age 20.
She was a 1949 graduate of Clinton High School and of Indiana State University, where she earned an AB in French in 1954. That same summer, she married her high school classmate John Turchi, who had just completed his degree at Purdue University School of Pharmacy.
They began married life in Martinsville, where Mrs. Turchi taught at the high school and Mr. Turchi began his studies in Bloomington at the Indiana University School of Dentistry. The following year they moved to Brownsburg, where Mr. Turchi continued his graduate studies at the IU Indianapolis campus and Mrs. Turchi taught sixth, seventh, and eighth grade language arts at Clermont Elementary School.
Following Dr. Turchi’s completion of his DDS degree, the couple moved to Crawfordsville, where he began his practice. During their early years there, Mrs. Turchi was a housewife and volunteered for various organizations. In later years, she was part of the staff in her husband’s office. They both retired in 1995, and in 1997 they moved to Mt. Pleasant to be near their granddaughters.
In Crawfordsville, Mrs. Turchi was a member and president of Tri Kappa and of the Current Events Club; chapter chairman of the Montgomery County Chapter of the American Red Cross, of which she served as recording secretary for several years and as a board member for over 25 years; and a member of the Crawfordsville Art League, Athenian and Christian Nursing Service board.
While living in Mt. Pleasant, the Turchis were active volunteers with Friends of the Library, Low Country Food Bank, and RSVP, which coordinates retirees’ volunteer service to the community.
Surviving are: her husband of 67 years; son Kenneth (Dax Cabell); and daughter and son-in-law, Judith and Steven Sierko, all of Mt. Pleasant; two granddaughters, Alexandra of James Island, South Carolina and Emily of Mt. Pleasant; nephew Mark Collins (Martha) and their children, Stephen (Christina), Scott (Brooklyn) and Sarah Dills (Caleb); niece Martha Collins Cook (Philip) and their children, Michael (Lauren) and Rachel Lambert (Chris); niece Marilyn Collins Bennett (David) and their children, David (Kristin), Daniel (Kelly), Nicholas, Michelle and Elizabeth; and two great-grand-nephews, and a great-grand-niece. Also surviving are special cousins, Lynda and Charles Huppert, Burtonsville, Maryland (originally from Indianapolis); their daughter and son-in-law Angie and Tracy Lawry and son Hunter, all of Silver Spring, Maryland; and cousin Barbara Turchi Dorfmeyer and her husband, Leroy, and family, Villa Grove, Illinois.
Mrs. Turchi was preceded in death by her parents; her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Turchi; her sister and brother-in-law, Dr. Milton E. and Marian Collins; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Her funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 5 in J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mt. Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Montgomery County Community Foundation, the Lowcountry Food Bank or the charity of the donor’s choice.
A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.
