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Nathan Turner

[February 10, 2010]  LINCOLN -- Nathan Daniel Turner, 29, of Lincoln, died unexpectedly at 12:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Neighbors to Nations Community Church in Lincoln.

Mr. Turner was most recently a project manager for Caterpillar Logistics in Morton. He was currently serving his first year as Ward 4 alderman on the Lincoln City Council.

Nathan was born May 31, 1980, in Peoria, the son of Dan and Nancy Pueschel Turner. He married Sarah Chase on June 25, 2005, in Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; their son, Benjamin Chase Turner of Lincoln; his parents, Dan and Nancy Turner of Lincoln; his sisters, Janell Turner Frontone of Aurora and Nanette C. Turner of Wichita, Kan.; and his paternal grandfather, Clarence Lee (and Velma) Turner of East Peoria.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Sarah H. Turner, and his maternal grandparents, Edwin C. and Martha E. Pueschel.

He received a mayoral appointment as the city's representative on the Logan County Regional Planning Commission and was a member of the Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership Committee.

He grew up in Lincoln and graduated from New Wine Christian High School. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 2004 and his MBA from Benedictine University through Springfield College in Illinois in 2008. 

He was active in Christian Student Fellowship at UIS and on an outreach team that provided humanitarian aid to people throughout the world, including numerous trips to Mexico, Russia, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

In addition to his giving nature, Nathan had a gentle spirit and a wonderful sense of humor. He loved hunting and fishing and being outdoors, was a phenomenal cook, and enjoyed music and sports. More than anything, he loved spending time with his family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Nathan Turner Memorial Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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