Gretchen Marie Turner, formerly Gretchen Marie Kunselman, born to John and Freda Laderer on May 22, 1933, passed from this realm into the glory of God on June 1, 2026, at Friends Care Community in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Elsie (Clarence) Crowell and Johnnie (Janice) Laderer, granddaughter Grace Turner, granddaughter Audrey Turner, son-in-law Chuck Anderson, first husband Gerald Kunselman, second husband Paul Turner, brothers-in-law Kenneth and Paul Kunselman. She is survived by her daughters Susan Turner, Nancy Anderson, Sharon (Dale) Kirby, stepsons Terje (Kathy)Turner and Ian (May) Turner, sister-in law Debby Kunselman (Gene Rahrig), brother-in-law George (Mary) Kunselman, sister-in-law Mary Rose (Bob) Johnson, grandchildren Freda Anderson, John Anderson, Emma Lord, Peter Yaggi, Mali Turner, Elinor Turner, Eric Turner, Kirsten Turner, nieces, nephews, and her precious friend Viswanathan Shankar.

Raised in Buffalo, NY Gretchen became a military wife then moved to a farm in Clinton Co. where she raised her three daughters. She was active in the Clinton Co. Homemakers, the Chester 4-H club, and Sharon United Methodist Church. She was a gardener, musician, singer, and seamstress. She taught her daughters to play piano, sew, cook, garden, and ride horses. Later in life, she moved to Beavercreek, Ohio where she enrolled in college to acquire business and computer skills. She used them in her position as the Assistant to the Dean in the College of Business at Wright State University, retiring in 1996. During retirement, she was active with the Beavercreek Senior Center Strummers, Volksmarching, and the Dayton Liederkranz-Turner German Club Choir. She and husband Paul became Florida snowbirds and traveled extensively throughout the United States and abroad.

Graveside services are provided by McColaugh Funeral Home and will be held Thursday, June 4th at 1:00 pm at Valley View Memorial Gardens, 170 North Valley Rd., Xenia, Ohio. Sharon and Dale Kirby will preside. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Friends Care Community, 150 East Herman St., Yellow Springs, Ohio. www.friendshealthcare.org