Cilia Turec Obituary (2008) - Chesterfield, Missouri

Cilia Turec, 94, of Chesterfield, MO, passed away Monday, January 14, 2008 at Delmar Gardens, Chesterfield. Graveside services will be 3:00pm Tuesday, January 15, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education or Friends of Kids with Cancer, 530 Maryville Center Dr., LL5, St. Louis, MO 63141. Mrs. Turec worked as a seamstress in the garment industry before her retirement in 1980. She was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom, Hadassah, and The New American Club. She was a teacher in Europe and was a Holocaust Survivor. Mrs. Turec was born in Lithuania, moved to Prague then New York before coming to the Kansas City area in 1949. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Wolf Turec in 1989; her brothers: Gersohn, Samuel and Moshe; sisters: Henna and Gruna. Mrs. Turec is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law: Ben and Jill Turec, Chesterfield, MO; Ralph and Nina Turec, Louisburg, KS; grandchildren: Jennifer and John LaMontagne, New York City, NY; Nicole and Paul Rauner, Chicago, IL; Alyson Turec, Denver, CO; Paul and Lori Turec, Olathe, KS; Brooke Reaves, Lenexa, KS; great-grandsons: Carson and Grant Rauner, Chicago, IL; Max Woodard (Turec) and Jack Turec, Olathe, KS; great-granddaughter: Allysa Reaves, Lenexa, KS; a niece and cousins in Montreal, Canada also survive. The family wishes to give a special thank you to her caregivers at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield, MO;