Laura Lee Turner - Laura Turner passed away peacefully at her Novato home on December 7, 2009. Devoted wife of the late Charles W. Turner. Cherished mother of Dr. Richard C. Turner and his wife Joyce of Chico and the late Robert N. Turner. Treasured sister of Katherine Casad-Orner of Petaluma and the late Elmo Pasini. Dear aunt of Dr. Dennis Casad of Petaluma, Darrell Pasini of Sonoma and Lisa Jones of Rohnert Park. Loving sister-in-law of Lois Pasini, and the late Charles Casad and Jim Orner.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Marin Valley Mobile Country Club, 100 Marin Valley Dr., Novato, CA. Laura was born on February 3, 1915 in Scotia, CA to Sarina and Arnold Pasini. Her family, for a while, ran the Tomales Bay Hotel where her parents frequently served lunch or dinner to A.P. Gianini (the founder of the Bank of Italy now known as the Bank of America).