Jayne K Turk

Jayne K. Turk, 99, died unexpectedly on March 29, 2019, at St. Barnabas Medical Centre in Livingston, NJ after a very short illness.

She was born in Akron, Ohio, to Odie Lewis Kaylor and Vira Mickey Kaylor on November 30, 1919. She went to elementary and secondary school in Akron and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) where she met her future husband of 46 years, Leonard G. Turk. They were married in Akron on June 20, 1942. At the time of her marriage, she taught art in the Akron schools and remained an artist over the course of her life. She was a championship golfer and superb duplicate bridge player.

She was preceded in death by husbands Leonard G. Turk and Carl R. Looker, Jr.; her youngest son William R. Turk; and her brothers William M. Kaylor and Richard L. Kaylor.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law James L. Turk and Lynne D. Browne; her son and daughter-in-law Thomas A. Turk and Wendy Turk; her daughter-in-law Margaret Turk; her nieces and nephews Deidre Richardson, Kathleen Wagoner, William M. Kaylor, Jr., Jeanne Boardman, Pam Jones and Grant Kaylor; and her friend John Horvath.

She also leaves eight grandchildren: Cindy Turk; Jessica Turk-Browne (partner Mathieu Jacques, children Ada and Hugo Turk-Jacques); Carrie Panepinto (partner Rob, children Isabella, Robert, Anthony, Nicholas, Emily, Joseph, and Victoria); Megan Turk (partner Andrew Maurer, children Amelia and Regan Maurer); Nicholas Turk-Browne (partner Lauren Babcock-Dunning, children Isla and Marlo Turk-Browne); Jennifer DeLibero (partner Russ, child Michael); James Turk; and Alexi Turk-Browne (partner Daniel Delle Donne).

Memorial gifts may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation [https://donate.epilepsy.com/donate] or to the Akron Art Museum [https://akronartmuseum.org/donate].