Thomas J. Turner

Thomas J. Turner, 90, of Clifton, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017. Born and raised in Manhattan, Mr. Turner resided in Clifton for the last 52 years. Before his retirement, he was employed as an Electrical Engineer with Western Electric and later Lucent Technologies.
Mr. Turner was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He served honorably in Japan at the end of World War II and later served in Korea during the Korean War. Mr. Turner was a faithful parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle R.C. Church in Clifton. He was an alumni and benefactor of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx and a graduate of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
Mr. Turner was predeceased by his father, William, and his mother, Isabel Grove and her husband, Harold; and one sister, Elizabeth Ribeth.
Survivors include: his beloved wife, Eileen (nee Nugent); two sons, Thomas Turner and his wife Monica of Morristown, NJ and Robert Turner and his wife Jennifer of Media, PA; five grandchildren, Emily, Kathryn, Devon, Elizabeth and Kylie Turner; and one sister, Dorothy Byrne of North Babylon, NY.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm at Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Funeral services will be Wednesday 10:45 am from the funeral home and 11:30 am at St. Philip the Apostle R.C. Church, 797 Valley Road, Clifton. Interment to follow at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair. Memorial contributions may be made to Cardinal Hayes High School, 650 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451.