Jordan Bruno Turizziani, 96, U.S. Army Veteran

Norma, his wife of 68 years, died in 2018. He is survived by three sons, Robert, Brian, and Randy and their families, as well as his sister-in law, Shirley Cambria.

Terry served in the U.S. Army during World War II, rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He saw action in Germany at the end of the European war. After crossing the Rhine, he was offered a lieutenancy but declined the promotion since it would have extended his time in Europe. He returned to the U.S. following the end of conflict in the Pacific and the general demobilization of U.S. troops.

Terry returned to Clairton but soon left for Lorain where he raised a family, and spent the remainder of his life. He began work at U.S. Steel and stayed for more than 40 years.

He met Norma Jean Karabogdan at Rapter’s Restaurant in Lorain. They were married on June 17, 1950. Terry found the time to continue his education at what was then Cleveland College. He continued learning throughout his life, gaining a teaching certificate in electrical instruction following his retirement from U.S. Steel. He also became a Notary Public and earned a realtor’s license.

During the years of raising a family, Terry founded Buckeye Electric and did mostly residential electrical work while maintaining his job at U.S. Steel. Despite long work days, Terry was an avid sportsman. He learned to love golf after the war, skied during and before the war, and was inducted into the Lorain Bowling Association’s Hall of Fame. He was proud of his certificate from the Pro Golfers’ Association (PGA) in recognition of his only hole-in-one. He gave his time happily to the Rebman B Bowling League and still found the time to take is family on annual vacations.

In Terry’s words: “ One of the best vacations I took, other than family vacations, was the Honor Flight to Washington, DC. This was for WWII vets to visit our memorial in DC. My friend, Jerry “Bruno” Bennett drove us to Cleveland and we were briefed at the airport about our trip. We were given white tee shirts to wear on our trip. The front said ‘Honor Flight’ and the back said ‘If you can read this, thank a teacher; if you can read this in English, thank a vet.’ We boarded a two engine jet and in less than two hours landed in Baltimore, MD. There we boarded a bus to DC. At the WWII memorial, we were given a camera to use and all the bottled water we wanted. Each group was assigned an aid to help us. Directions, wheelchair use, pushing...we took group pictures with the view of the memorial. The WWII memorial is very large and impressive; we saw the Vietnam Wall of Names, and the Iwo Jima ‘Raising of the Flag.’ But the most impressive one to me was the Korean display. It shows a squad out on patrol. A point man (dangerous), radio man, and the rest of the squad. Must be awesome to see at night.”

Terry’s family includes sister-in-law Shirley, niece Roslyn, daughter-in-law Dar and son Brian’s children Brian and Monica, as well as daughter-in-law Mary and Randy’s family, Alecia, Colin, Brandon, and great-grandson Kolton.

Terry led a long, good life and will always be loved and remembered by those left behind.

Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of funeral services at 4:00 p.m. in the Gluvna Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel – 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. (Facial coverings will be required for all attendees and guests are asked to follow Covid-19 protocol signage at the funeral chapel entrance and throughout the building.) Reverend Craig Hovanec, pastor of St. Peter Parish will officiate. Burial with full military honors will take place later at Calvary Cemetery.

Memorial contributions, if desired, may be directed to the Ohio Veterans Home Resident Activities Fund.

To share your memories and condolences with Terry’s family, please visit www.gluvna.net.