Sally Turner Osceola

Sally Turner, 58, of Osceola died March 3, 2015, at her home in Osceola.

Graveside services for committal of her cremains will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at Woodburn Cemetery. After the graveside, the family will meet at East Lake for food, fellowship and remembrance. Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.kalefuneralhome.com.

Sally Jo Turner, daughter of Wanda (Baker) and John Richard Cowling Sr., was born Dec. 10, 1956, in Des Moines.

Sally received her education in Osceola from Clarke Community Schools and graduated in 1976.

On June 28, 1977, Sally married Robert Eugene Turner Sr. in Afton.

Sally worked for a number of years as a cook for Clarke Community Schools, and also at Breakpoint Truck Stop in Osceola. She also cooked at Lakeside Casino on the start-up crew when it initially opened.

Sally is survived by her husband Robert Turner of Osceola; mother Wanda Cowling of Osceola; children, Teresa (Tad) Werneburg of Grinnell, Tami (Vince) Goodliffe of Overland Park, Kan., Robert (Ann) Turner Jr. of Leon and Phillip Turner of Des Moines; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister Wanda (Kenneth) Bartell of Osceola; brothers, John (DeAnn) Cowling Jr. of Urbandale, Jim Cowling of Woodburn and Donald (Shelly) Cowling of Osceola; “adopted children,” Danice Montgomery and Josh SanMiguel; and many other relatives.

Sally was preceded in death by her grandparents, Leah Louisa Payton and John Thomas Cowling; father John Richard Cowling; sister Nancy Cowling; brother Jerry Cowling; grandson Tad Allen Werneburg Jr.; and granddaughter Ciara Madison Werneburg.