Gisela Turk

Gisela Turk, 92, of Lakeland, FL passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on February 17, 2023. She was born to Frank and Irma Gossy in Burgenland, Austria on January 17, 1931. Gisela immigrated to the U.S. as a young child and grew up in New Jersey with her family. She married the love of her life, Joseph Turk, in 1950, and they enjoyed 58 years together. Eventually, the couple moved to Florida with their young children.

Gisela is survived by four children, Patricia (Ken) Leavell, Joseph C. Turk, Diane Turk, and Paul (Beth) Turk; and two siblings, Frank (Dot) Gossy and Bertha Baranowski. She was a loving and cheerful grandmother of seven, great-grandmother of nine, and great-great-grandmother of two.

Traveling, baking, reading, and visiting Disney World brought her joy. She will be remembered as a gracious person who made others around her feel special, and she will be dearly missed.

Please join us celebrating her life at St. Joseph’s Catholic church in Lakeland on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

If making donations in lieu of flowers, please send to George C. Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale, Fl (450 Arneson Ave 33823).

“Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love” (Lamentations 3:32).