Frederick Isaac Turpen
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"Frederick Isaac Turpen, age 55, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the University of Utah hospital in Salt Lake City
with his wife and daughter at his side.
Fred was born January 3, 1966, in Rapid City, to Theodore and Mary
Jane Turpen. He spent his childhood with his best friend, Peter Wouden, and graduated from Douglas High School in 1984. He went on to enlist in the Marine Corps in December of 1985 and was honorably discharged in 1991. His first child Danietta Gayton was born
in November of 1997.
Fred
moved to Gillette, Wyoming in 2007 to become an electrician. He met his wife, Catherine Turpen in the same year, and they were married in October of 2010. Together, Fred and Cathy moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming. Fred spent the last 10 years happily married,
seeing his kids and grandkids as often as he could, and working for Bridger Coal Company.
A celebration of life will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2021
at the old American Legion in Rock Springs, Wyoming from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. A second celebration of life will be held at Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City, South Dakota on Monday April 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM. If you would like to attend, the family asks that you wear
casual dress and something blue."