David Michael Turk

David “Dave” Michael Turk, age 72, of Platte County, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away as the night met the day of, Saturday September 25th, 2021. David was born on Monday, November 22nd, 1948, in Horton, Kansas. David passed away while asleep in his bed at his home in Kansas City, Missouri.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, November 6th, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens located at 701 N. 94th Street Kansas City, Kansas 66112. Following the graveside service, all are welcome to join the family back in the funeral home to share special memories of David.

David will be cremated and laid to rest next to his father, John Frank Turk, who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in passing by his mother, Effie Loena Jeffrey-Turk; as well as by his beloved dog and companion, Kimo.

David is survived by his daughter; Amber Dawn Turk; grandson Michael Timothy Perez; the mother of his child/life partner, Mary Elizabeth Snodell; his brother and sister-in-law John & Sharon Turk; as well as their daughters, Lori Hibbert and Kari Hyatt; his sister and brother-in-law, Kay & Don Wood; as well as their sons, Mark, Chad, Don & Karl; he also leaves behind lifelong friends, Bill Kemple, Bob Porta and Pat Ford.

David was a veteran of the United States Army having served our country by protecting its people and property as Military Police out of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Despite the sacrifices he had to make as well as the toll it took on him by serving he went on to Graduate from Emporia State College with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

David worked/paid the bills as a Structural Steel Ironworker and worked on a team that finished such notable projects as Bartle Hall a technical challenge which changed our city’s culture, landscape and skyline and the Salt River Project a series of canals that made bringing water from the Colorado River to Central Arizona possible. He was a proud member of the Ironworkers Union Local 10.

However, his true passion was the building and fabrication of his own custom motorcycles. Anyone that knew him knew that he was a true artist and genius in this way.

David primarily spent most of his life living in Kansas as well as Missouri but also made homes in Arizona, where his only daughter Amber was born. As well as in Colorado and California.

Those that knew David best knew that he had a need to stay connected to the open road and the natural wonders found just beyond those roads. He loved to travel by motorcycle in his earlier days and later in life when he could no longer ride he found comfort in taking drives in his beloved yellow Corvette. David had a passion for documenting his travels in photo albums organized by locations/events and was dedicated to documenting his thoughts/life experiences by way of daily journaling.

David was a bibliophile (a person who loves to read), a philomath (a lover of learning) and a cartophile (a lover of maps). Lastly, he was a deeply imaginative, passionate and introspective human being.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation Online at

Prostate Cancer Foundation. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.chapelhill-butler.com.