Rosemary Baines Turner, RN
July 14, 1923 – October 2, 2022
Rosemary Ann Baines Turner, 99, passed away at home on October 2, 2022 in Omaha. She is survived by her six children: Daniel L. Turner (Carol), Kansas City, MO; Patrick A. Turner (Trisha), Trophy Club, TX; Joseph P. Turner (Linda), Santa Fe, NM; Michael B. Turner, Mesa, AZ; Maryrose Turner, Omaha, NE; and Jeanne M. Mitchell, Henderson, NV; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Mary R. (McDonald) Baines; Daniel F. Turner, her husband of 57 years; her four brothers, Richard J., Donald W., Bert J., and F. Clyde Baines; her sister, Mary Isabel Baines Turner; and her son-in-law, MacArthur Mitchell.
Our mother was the youngest of six children, born at the family home at 2311 So. 35th Ave. in Omaha. Her father died in April 1928, when she was four years old. He told her that she was his Little Sunshine. She felt his loss her entire life.
Thus, she and her older siblings grew up during the Great Depression without a father. In the late 1930s her mother developed tuberculosis. Money was tight, but family members helped each other, and together they made it through the difficult pre-war period.
She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School in 1937 and then attended Technical High School. There she took journalism courses and actively participated in intramural sports. For example, she and Carolyn Melrose were the 1941 Tech High intramural badminton doubles champions. She said these high school activities kept her busy at a time when her mother was periodically away for treatments.
After graduating from Tech High in June 1941, she entered the St. Catherine's Hospital School of Nursing in September 1941. During WWII, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps, the federal government's program to encourage more nursing students. She received a Certificate of Nursing from Creighton University in May 1944. She worked as a registered nurse until she started having children.
She met her future husband, Dan Turner, who was her patient at St. Catherine's Hospital in May 1942. As his several week stay was ending, he promised to buy her a Tom Collins drink if he was ever released. Soon afterwards, he got the courage to call and ask her whether he could make good on that promise. She agreed. Their courtship continued despite his wartime service as a civilian pilot instructor and an Army Air Force flight officer. They were married on March 14, 1945 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, when Dan was able to get leave on short notice. The best man was Dan's brother Jack and the maid of honor was Rosemary's sister Isabel. Jack and Isabel married in September 1947.
She and Dan had a wonderful marriage partnership for 57 years. Initially they lived in St. Joseph, MO, Memphis, TN, and Long Beach, CA while Dan remained on active duty. Dan was released from active duty at Camp Beale, CA in August 1946, and they returned to Omaha.
They began raising their family at the Margaret Apartments on North 16th Street. They made two more family moves, first to the house at 6318 No. 33rd Ave. in 1951, and then to the house at 7722 No. 29th Street in 1973.
Both Mom and Dad emphasized the importance of our Catholic faith, education, and hard work. They made sure we had a good education at Blessed Sacrament Grade School and then at Creighton Prep, Notre Dame Academy, and Roncalli High School.
The highlight of every summer was the two-week camping trip to Colorado and Wyoming. Danny, Pat, and Joe went on the first adventure to Yellowstone National Park in 1955. The other three kids came on later trips as soon as possible. These vacations usually involved joyous reunions with Jack and Isabel's family of six kids from Denver at a camp site in Rocky Mountain National Park or Medicine Bow National Forest. After the older kids moved out, Mom and Dad still made camping trips to places as far away as Glacier National Park and Quebec. After all the kids left, they enjoyed years of camping trips to the Ozarks in the fall.
Mom was preoccupied with her maternal duties for many years, but she made time for the Bridge Club, which Isabel and several of her friends from the Union Pacific Railroad had started after World War II. Mom loved the game and appreciated the one night a month chance to play and converse with her friends. Dad eventually learned to play bridge, as did the husbands of other members of the club. Thus, many holiday evenings during retirement were spent playing bridge.
While she never worked again as a registered nurse, she continued to read RN magazine and stay active in the St. Catherine's Nursing School Alumnae Association. She received the Association's Spirit of Mercy Award in 1990.
She volunteered in other areas. She was the school nurse at Blessed Sacrament for a number of years. After moving to St. Philip Neri parish in 1973, she worked in the funeral luncheon ministry and ran the plant sales table at the Fall Festival. These parish activities continued into her 80s. She was also an elections worker for many years.
When Dan's health began failing, she cared for him until he died at home in November 2002. For several more years she continued to live in her home on 29th Street. However, after a medical crisis in June 2006, she moved to the Keystone Retirement Community the following August. Mom quickly made friends at Keystone and, once again, volunteered. She regularly visited the residents in the Keystone assisted living and nursing units. She thought those visits were an extension of her nursing vocation. Since September 2021 she lived with her daughter Maryrose.
We remember Rosemary as a loving wife and mother and who cared for the people around her during her entire life. She was a good woman.
Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6 October 2022
[Braman Mortuary web site]
July 14, 1923 – October 2, 2022
Rosemary Ann Baines Turner, 99, passed away at home on October 2, 2022 in Omaha. She is survived by her six children: Daniel L. Turner (Carol), Kansas City, MO; Patrick A. Turner (Trisha), Trophy Club, TX; Joseph P. Turner (Linda), Santa Fe, NM; Michael B. Turner, Mesa, AZ; Maryrose Turner, Omaha, NE; and Jeanne M. Mitchell, Henderson, NV; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Mary R. (McDonald) Baines; Daniel F. Turner, her husband of 57 years; her four brothers, Richard J., Donald W., Bert J., and F. Clyde Baines; her sister, Mary Isabel Baines Turner; and her son-in-law, MacArthur Mitchell.
Our mother was the youngest of six children, born at the family home at 2311 So. 35th Ave. in Omaha. Her father died in April 1928, when she was four years old. He told her that she was his Little Sunshine. She felt his loss her entire life.
Thus, she and her older siblings grew up during the Great Depression without a father. In the late 1930s her mother developed tuberculosis. Money was tight, but family members helped each other, and together they made it through the difficult pre-war period.
She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School in 1937 and then attended Technical High School. There she took journalism courses and actively participated in intramural sports. For example, she and Carolyn Melrose were the 1941 Tech High intramural badminton doubles champions. She said these high school activities kept her busy at a time when her mother was periodically away for treatments.
After graduating from Tech High in June 1941, she entered the St. Catherine's Hospital School of Nursing in September 1941. During WWII, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps, the federal government's program to encourage more nursing students. She received a Certificate of Nursing from Creighton University in May 1944. She worked as a registered nurse until she started having children.
She met her future husband, Dan Turner, who was her patient at St. Catherine's Hospital in May 1942. As his several week stay was ending, he promised to buy her a Tom Collins drink if he was ever released. Soon afterwards, he got the courage to call and ask her whether he could make good on that promise. She agreed. Their courtship continued despite his wartime service as a civilian pilot instructor and an Army Air Force flight officer. They were married on March 14, 1945 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, when Dan was able to get leave on short notice. The best man was Dan's brother Jack and the maid of honor was Rosemary's sister Isabel. Jack and Isabel married in September 1947.
She and Dan had a wonderful marriage partnership for 57 years. Initially they lived in St. Joseph, MO, Memphis, TN, and Long Beach, CA while Dan remained on active duty. Dan was released from active duty at Camp Beale, CA in August 1946, and they returned to Omaha.
They began raising their family at the Margaret Apartments on North 16th Street. They made two more family moves, first to the house at 6318 No. 33rd Ave. in 1951, and then to the house at 7722 No. 29th Street in 1973.
Both Mom and Dad emphasized the importance of our Catholic faith, education, and hard work. They made sure we had a good education at Blessed Sacrament Grade School and then at Creighton Prep, Notre Dame Academy, and Roncalli High School.
The highlight of every summer was the two-week camping trip to Colorado and Wyoming. Danny, Pat, and Joe went on the first adventure to Yellowstone National Park in 1955. The other three kids came on later trips as soon as possible. These vacations usually involved joyous reunions with Jack and Isabel's family of six kids from Denver at a camp site in Rocky Mountain National Park or Medicine Bow National Forest. After the older kids moved out, Mom and Dad still made camping trips to places as far away as Glacier National Park and Quebec. After all the kids left, they enjoyed years of camping trips to the Ozarks in the fall.
Mom was preoccupied with her maternal duties for many years, but she made time for the Bridge Club, which Isabel and several of her friends from the Union Pacific Railroad had started after World War II. Mom loved the game and appreciated the one night a month chance to play and converse with her friends. Dad eventually learned to play bridge, as did the husbands of other members of the club. Thus, many holiday evenings during retirement were spent playing bridge.
While she never worked again as a registered nurse, she continued to read RN magazine and stay active in the St. Catherine's Nursing School Alumnae Association. She received the Association's Spirit of Mercy Award in 1990.
She volunteered in other areas. She was the school nurse at Blessed Sacrament for a number of years. After moving to St. Philip Neri parish in 1973, she worked in the funeral luncheon ministry and ran the plant sales table at the Fall Festival. These parish activities continued into her 80s. She was also an elections worker for many years.
When Dan's health began failing, she cared for him until he died at home in November 2002. For several more years she continued to live in her home on 29th Street. However, after a medical crisis in June 2006, she moved to the Keystone Retirement Community the following August. Mom quickly made friends at Keystone and, once again, volunteered. She regularly visited the residents in the Keystone assisted living and nursing units. She thought those visits were an extension of her nursing vocation. Since September 2021 she lived with her daughter Maryrose.
We remember Rosemary as a loving wife and mother and who cared for the people around her during her entire life. She was a good woman.
Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6 October 2022
[Braman Mortuary web site]
Rosemary Baines Turner, RN
July 14, 1923 – October 2, 2022
Rosemary Ann Baines Turner, 99, passed away at home on October 2, 2022 in Omaha. She is survived by her six children: Daniel L. Turner (Carol), Kansas City, MO; Patrick A. Turner (Trisha), Trophy Club, TX; Joseph P. Turner (Linda), Santa Fe, NM; Michael B. Turner, Mesa, AZ; Maryrose Turner, Omaha, NE; and Jeanne M. Mitchell, Henderson, NV; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Mary R. (McDonald) Baines; Daniel F. Turner, her husband of 57 years; her four brothers, Richard J., Donald W., Bert J., and F. Clyde Baines; her sister, Mary Isabel Baines Turner; and her son-in-law, MacArthur Mitchell.
Our mother was the youngest of six children, born at the family home at 2311 So. 35th Ave. in Omaha. Her father died in April 1928, when she was four years old. He told her that she was his Little Sunshine. She felt his loss her entire life.
Thus, she and her older siblings grew up during the Great Depression without a father. In the late 1930s her mother developed tuberculosis. Money was tight, but family members helped each other, and together they made it through the difficult pre-war period.
She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School in 1937 and then attended Technical High School. There she took journalism courses and actively participated in intramural sports. For example, she and Carolyn Melrose were the 1941 Tech High intramural badminton doubles champions. She said these high school activities kept her busy at a time when her mother was periodically away for treatments.
After graduating from Tech High in June 1941, she entered the St. Catherine's Hospital School of Nursing in September 1941. During WWII, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps, the federal government's program to encourage more nursing students. She received a Certificate of Nursing from Creighton University in May 1944. She worked as a registered nurse until she started having children.
She met her future husband, Dan Turner, who was her patient at St. Catherine's Hospital in May 1942. As his several week stay was ending, he promised to buy her a Tom Collins drink if he was ever released. Soon afterwards, he got the courage to call and ask her whether he could make good on that promise. She agreed. Their courtship continued despite his wartime service as a civilian pilot instructor and an Army Air Force flight officer. They were married on March 14, 1945 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, when Dan was able to get leave on short notice. The best man was Dan's brother Jack and the maid of honor was Rosemary's sister Isabel. Jack and Isabel married in September 1947.
She and Dan had a wonderful marriage partnership for 57 years. Initially they lived in St. Joseph, MO, Memphis, TN, and Long Beach, CA while Dan remained on active duty. Dan was released from active duty at Camp Beale, CA in August 1946, and they returned to Omaha.
They began raising their family at the Margaret Apartments on North 16th Street. They made two more family moves, first to the house at 6318 No. 33rd Ave. in 1951, and then to the house at 7722 No. 29th Street in 1973.
Both Mom and Dad emphasized the importance of our Catholic faith, education, and hard work. They made sure we had a good education at Blessed Sacrament Grade School and then at Creighton Prep, Notre Dame Academy, and Roncalli High School.
The highlight of every summer was the two-week camping trip to Colorado and Wyoming. Danny, Pat, and Joe went on the first adventure to Yellowstone National Park in 1955. The other three kids came on later trips as soon as possible. These vacations usually involved joyous reunions with Jack and Isabel's family of six kids from Denver at a camp site in Rocky Mountain National Park or Medicine Bow National Forest. After the older kids moved out, Mom and Dad still made camping trips to places as far away as Glacier National Park and Quebec. After all the kids left, they enjoyed years of camping trips to the Ozarks in the fall.
Mom was preoccupied with her maternal duties for many years, but she made time for the Bridge Club, which Isabel and several of her friends from the Union Pacific Railroad had started after World War II. Mom loved the game and appreciated the one night a month chance to play and converse with her friends. Dad eventually learned to play bridge, as did the husbands of other members of the club. Thus, many holiday evenings during retirement were spent playing bridge.
While she never worked again as a registered nurse, she continued to read RN magazine and stay active in the St. Catherine's Nursing School Alumnae Association. She received the Association's Spirit of Mercy Award in 1990.
She volunteered in other areas. She was the school nurse at Blessed Sacrament for a number of years. After moving to St. Philip Neri parish in 1973, she worked in the funeral luncheon ministry and ran the plant sales table at the Fall Festival. These parish activities continued into her 80s. She was also an elections worker for many years.
When Dan's health began failing, she cared for him until he died at home in November 2002. For several more years she continued to live in her home on 29th Street. However, after a medical crisis in June 2006, she moved to the Keystone Retirement Community the following August. Mom quickly made friends at Keystone and, once again, volunteered. She regularly visited the residents in the Keystone assisted living and nursing units. She thought those visits were an extension of her nursing vocation. Since September 2021 she lived with her daughter Maryrose.
We remember Rosemary as a loving wife and mother and who cared for the people around her during her entire life. She was a good woman.
Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6 October 2022
[Braman Mortuary web site]
July 14, 1923 – October 2, 2022
Rosemary Ann Baines Turner, 99, passed away at home on October 2, 2022 in Omaha. She is survived by her six children: Daniel L. Turner (Carol), Kansas City, MO; Patrick A. Turner (Trisha), Trophy Club, TX; Joseph P. Turner (Linda), Santa Fe, NM; Michael B. Turner, Mesa, AZ; Maryrose Turner, Omaha, NE; and Jeanne M. Mitchell, Henderson, NV; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Mary R. (McDonald) Baines; Daniel F. Turner, her husband of 57 years; her four brothers, Richard J., Donald W., Bert J., and F. Clyde Baines; her sister, Mary Isabel Baines Turner; and her son-in-law, MacArthur Mitchell.
Our mother was the youngest of six children, born at the family home at 2311 So. 35th Ave. in Omaha. Her father died in April 1928, when she was four years old. He told her that she was his Little Sunshine. She felt his loss her entire life.
Thus, she and her older siblings grew up during the Great Depression without a father. In the late 1930s her mother developed tuberculosis. Money was tight, but family members helped each other, and together they made it through the difficult pre-war period.
She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School in 1937 and then attended Technical High School. There she took journalism courses and actively participated in intramural sports. For example, she and Carolyn Melrose were the 1941 Tech High intramural badminton doubles champions. She said these high school activities kept her busy at a time when her mother was periodically away for treatments.
After graduating from Tech High in June 1941, she entered the St. Catherine's Hospital School of Nursing in September 1941. During WWII, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps, the federal government's program to encourage more nursing students. She received a Certificate of Nursing from Creighton University in May 1944. She worked as a registered nurse until she started having children.
She met her future husband, Dan Turner, who was her patient at St. Catherine's Hospital in May 1942. As his several week stay was ending, he promised to buy her a Tom Collins drink if he was ever released. Soon afterwards, he got the courage to call and ask her whether he could make good on that promise. She agreed. Their courtship continued despite his wartime service as a civilian pilot instructor and an Army Air Force flight officer. They were married on March 14, 1945 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, when Dan was able to get leave on short notice. The best man was Dan's brother Jack and the maid of honor was Rosemary's sister Isabel. Jack and Isabel married in September 1947.
She and Dan had a wonderful marriage partnership for 57 years. Initially they lived in St. Joseph, MO, Memphis, TN, and Long Beach, CA while Dan remained on active duty. Dan was released from active duty at Camp Beale, CA in August 1946, and they returned to Omaha.
They began raising their family at the Margaret Apartments on North 16th Street. They made two more family moves, first to the house at 6318 No. 33rd Ave. in 1951, and then to the house at 7722 No. 29th Street in 1973.
Both Mom and Dad emphasized the importance of our Catholic faith, education, and hard work. They made sure we had a good education at Blessed Sacrament Grade School and then at Creighton Prep, Notre Dame Academy, and Roncalli High School.
The highlight of every summer was the two-week camping trip to Colorado and Wyoming. Danny, Pat, and Joe went on the first adventure to Yellowstone National Park in 1955. The other three kids came on later trips as soon as possible. These vacations usually involved joyous reunions with Jack and Isabel's family of six kids from Denver at a camp site in Rocky Mountain National Park or Medicine Bow National Forest. After the older kids moved out, Mom and Dad still made camping trips to places as far away as Glacier National Park and Quebec. After all the kids left, they enjoyed years of camping trips to the Ozarks in the fall.
Mom was preoccupied with her maternal duties for many years, but she made time for the Bridge Club, which Isabel and several of her friends from the Union Pacific Railroad had started after World War II. Mom loved the game and appreciated the one night a month chance to play and converse with her friends. Dad eventually learned to play bridge, as did the husbands of other members of the club. Thus, many holiday evenings during retirement were spent playing bridge.
While she never worked again as a registered nurse, she continued to read RN magazine and stay active in the St. Catherine's Nursing School Alumnae Association. She received the Association's Spirit of Mercy Award in 1990.
She volunteered in other areas. She was the school nurse at Blessed Sacrament for a number of years. After moving to St. Philip Neri parish in 1973, she worked in the funeral luncheon ministry and ran the plant sales table at the Fall Festival. These parish activities continued into her 80s. She was also an elections worker for many years.
When Dan's health began failing, she cared for him until he died at home in November 2002. For several more years she continued to live in her home on 29th Street. However, after a medical crisis in June 2006, she moved to the Keystone Retirement Community the following August. Mom quickly made friends at Keystone and, once again, volunteered. She regularly visited the residents in the Keystone assisted living and nursing units. She thought those visits were an extension of her nursing vocation. Since September 2021 she lived with her daughter Maryrose.
We remember Rosemary as a loving wife and mother and who cared for the people around her during her entire life. She was a good woman.
Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6 October 2022
[Braman Mortuary web site]
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