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Boone County
Joann W. Turner
FLORENCE - Joann W. Turner, 71, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital in Florence. She was a homemaker and member of St. Paul Church in Florence.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas Turner Jr.; one daughter, Terri Jo Turner; three sons, Thomas Michael, Timothy Lee and Todd Joseph Turner; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today and 9-11 a.m.,with blessing at 11 a.m., Saturday, at Stith Funeral Home in Florence.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Erlanger.
Campbell County
Richard L. Bleser
WILDER - Richard L. Bleser, 69, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas. He was a retired meat cutter for Kroger, a member of the Corpus Christi Social Club, Holy Name Society, Catholic Order of Foresters and Brighton Center Seniors.
His wife, Norma Bleser, died earlier.
Survivors include two sons, Kevin and Keith Bleser; two daughters, Karen Spangler and Kim Lawler; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Newport. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church in Newport.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials: American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, KY 40503 or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite 2A, Florence, KY 41042.
Mary Hubbard
NEWPORT - Mary Catherine Elizabeth Delay Hubbard, 79, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas. She was a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood.
Three sons died previously: Harry King in 1985, Gary King in 1993 and Curtis Hubbard in 1998.
Survivors include two sons, Richard and Thomas King; two daughters, Shirley Will and Sherrie Weinel; one sister, Bert Ott; two brothers, Tom and John Delay; 16 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. today at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.
Memorials: Women's Crisis Center, 835 Madison Ave., Covington, KY 41011
Brooks Schwarberg
FORT THOMAS - Brooks Schwarberg, 84, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas. He was the former owner of Krauss Awning, a World War II Army veteran, a member of the Optimist Club of Newport, Boy Scout leader for Troop 49, and a member of the board of the Buenger Boys and Girls Club.
He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Newport, where he served a term as president of the congregation, Life Partners Fellowship Group, was a Sunday school teacher and member of the Retired Men's Club.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Maschinot Schwarberg; three daughters, Bonnie Hoffman, Jan McMath and Debbie Hecky; one sister, Evelyn McReynolds; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. with service following at noon Saturday at St. John's United Church of Christ in Newport. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas is handling arrangements.
Memorials: St. John's United Church of Christ Memorial Fund, 415 Park, Newport, KY 41071 or Buenger Boys and Girls Club, 36 E. 10th St., Newport, KY 41071.
Vernon Snowden
NEWPORT - Vernon Snowden, 64, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas. He was a printer employed by Nelson Printing Co.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Snowden, two sons, Steven Lee and Vernon Wayne Snowden; one daughter, Treva Marie Snowden; one brother, Thomas Slaven and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. today with service at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home in Grants Lick.
Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
Kenton County
