LaVerne E. (Melser) Turner

Sep 12, 1914 - Aug 31, 1988

Services for LaVerne E. Turner, 73, of 825 W. Marion St., who died about 9:35 a.m. Wednesday in her home, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bubb Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Granger. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County.

Mrs. Turner was a secretary at Mary Phillips School for 23 years before retiring in 1980. She was born Sept. 12, 1914, in South Bend and was a lifetime area resident.

On July 1, 1934. as LaVerne Melser, she married Oscar T. Turner. He survives with two daughters, Pamela D. Pawlowski of Mishawaka and Sue Anne Mullins of Fort Wayne; a son, Kenneth L. Turner of Rutherfordton, N.C.; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and a sister, Esther Krueger of South Bend.

Mrs. Turner was a member of First United Methodist Church, Mishawaka

The South Bend Tribune South Bend, IN, 01 Sep 1988

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

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