WALLINGFORD - Lynne Bradley Turdin, 68, of Wallingford, passed away peacefully, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at Gaylord, surrounded by her family.
Born Nov. 6, 1941, in New Haven, she was the daughter of the Everett C. Bradley and Majorie (Peet) Bradley. She grew up in West Haven and Orange. She was a graduate of Amity Regional High School. Lynne graduated from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, in 1963, with a B.A. in theater. She was also one of the founding members of Marietta's branch of the sorority Sigma Sigma Sigma.
After college, Lynne enjoyed a colorful range of careers including traveling the country for Proctor and Gamble, being a secretary at the CIA, selling AVON, and then to her most recent job at the Record-Journal, where she will be remembered for her weekly column "This Week In History," which fondly retold news stories from Meriden, Wallingford, and Southington, ranging from 10 to 150 years ago and even earlier. Lynne retired from the Record-Journal in 2006. After retirement she became more active in the historical committee of ABCONN and in the Connecticut Guild of Puppetry.
Lynne is survived by her husband of 39 years, Peter F. Turdin, Sr.; her son, Peter F. Turdin, Jr.; her daughter, Pamela L. Turdin; her brother, Laurence S. Bradley and his wife, Diane; nieces, Jill Menta and her husband, Franco, and their children, Matteo and Jon Franco; and Joy Panitz and her husband, Kirk, and their son, Marcus; and her nephew, Adam E. Bradley.
Lynne was a wonderful person who was a great wife, mother, and sister. She will be remembered for her humor. She will be missed by everyone she touched, but most of all she will be missed by her family. The family would like to thank the staff of Gaylord for the care they gave her in her last days.
Relatives and friends may call on Thursday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the B.C. Bailey Funeral Home, 273 S. Elm St., Wallingford. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Aug. 27, at 9 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Wallingford. Interment will follow at In Memoriam Cemetery in Wallingford. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. To leave a message of sympathy or for directions please visit www.BCBailey.com.