Ann Louise Turk (Wilkes)

Ann was born with flaming red hair that would go on to symbolize how she lived her life. Growing up as an “Army brat,” Ann lived in many military towns and spent nine years attending school in Germany. She was always driven in her goals to excel and completed both her Junior and Senior years in high school at the same time, at the age of 16, while at home dealing with mononucleosis.

Ann went on to pursue her love of law enforcement and attained degrees in criminal justice and criminal statistics at Boise State University before becoming a parole officer in Canyon County, Idaho. Ann’s career was cut short by the disease that she battled for the rest of her life. Ann was a huge fan of law shows on TV, her favorite being Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

She also loved football and was a fan of both the BSU Broncos and the Denver Broncos and could be heard yelling at the TV over plays and penalties. Ann loved a cold red beer, Bubble Yum Bubble Gum and teddy bears.

Ann was preceded in death by her son, Joshua. She is survived by her sister, Michelle; her brothers Pat and Larry; her son, Matthew, and his three children; and her son, Zachary, and his three children. Ann’s take-control attitude, quick-wit and fiery temper will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

A memorial service for Ann will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at Mission Church, located at 3001 N. Pines Road in Spokane Valley, Wash. In lieu of flowers donations will be accepted to help offset final expenses.